Moons & Satellites — Homi Bhabha Class 6 Physics MCQs with Solutions
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Questions with solutions
Q1 — Moons & Satellites · easy · theory
How many natural moons does the Earth have?
A. 0
B. 3
C. 1 ✓ Correct
D. 2
Solution: Earth has just one natural moon, which we simply call the Moon.
Q2 — Moons & Satellites · easy · theory
A moon (natural satellite) moves around a …
A. Planet ✓ Correct
B. Galaxy
C. Star
D. Comet
Solution: A moon is a natural satellite that goes around a planet.
Q3 — Moons & Satellites · easy · theory
Does the Moon make its own light?
A. No, it reflects the Sun’s light ✓ Correct
B. No, it is always dark
C. Yes, from a fire inside
D. Yes, it burns like the Sun
Solution: The Moon has no light of its own; it shines by reflecting sunlight.
Q4 — Moons & Satellites · easy · theory
The surface of the Moon is covered with many bowl-shaped holes called …
A. Forests
B. Craters ✓ Correct
C. Rivers
D. Oceans
Solution: The round pits on the Moon, made by space rocks crashing into it, are called craters.
Q5 — Moons & Satellites · medium · theory
A man-made object put into space to circle the Earth (for TV or weather) is called a …
A. Artificial satellite ✓ Correct
B. Planet
C. Natural satellite
D. Star
Solution: A satellite built by people and launched into orbit is an artificial satellite.
Q6 — Moons & Satellites · medium · theory
Which giant planet has dozens of moons, the most in our Solar System?
A. Mercury
B. Jupiter ✓ Correct
C. Earth
D. Mars
Solution: Jupiter, the largest planet, has dozens of moons circling it.
Q7 — Moons & Satellites · medium · theory
How many moons does the planet Mars have?
A. Ten
B. One
C. None
D. Two ✓ Correct
Solution: Mars has two small moons, named Phobos and Deimos.
Q8 — Moons & Satellites · medium · theory
Roughly how long does the Moon take to go once around the Earth?
A. About 1 month ✓ Correct
B. About 1 day
C. About 1 year
D. About 1 week
Solution: The Moon takes about 27 to 29 days — roughly one month — to orbit the Earth once.
Q9 — Moons & Satellites · hard · theory
We always see the same side of the Moon from Earth because the Moon …
A. Spins once each time it goes once around Earth ✓ Correct
B. Is completely flat
C. Does not move at all
D. Is too far to turn
Solution: The Moon turns once for every trip around Earth, so the same face always points towards us.
Q10 — Moons & Satellites · hard · theory
The changing shapes of the Moon — full, half and crescent — that we see are called the …
A. Craters of the Moon
B. Eclipses of the Moon
C. Tides of the Moon
D. Phases of the Moon ✓ Correct
Solution: As the Moon orbits Earth we see different lit portions of it; these shapes are its phases.