universe & solar system section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Pole wandering is not related to plate tectonic theory.

Answer: (b)

A. Mercury- God of Commerce, Eloquence, and Skill

B. Pluto- God of Underworld and Death

C. Mars- God of War

D. Neptune- God of the Sea

Answer: (b)

On the equinox, night and day is nearly exactly the same length - 12 hours - all over the world. Thus equator experience 12 hours daylight on September equinox.

Answer: (c)

Mars is known as Red planet. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System.

Named after the Roman God of war, it is often described as the “Red Planet” because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance.

Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.

Answer: (a)

The Big Dipper is an asterism consisting of the seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major. In Hindu astronomy, it is referred to as the “Collection of Seven Great Sages” (Saptarshi Mandal), as each star is named after a mythical Hindu sage.

Answer: (c)