universe & solar system section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Jupiter and Saturn are located between Mars and Uranus.

Answer: (c)

Meteor is a small celestial body that has entered the earth’s atmosphere by the gravitational force of earth when they pass close to it.

Meteors typically occur in the mesosphere, and most range in altitude from 75 km to 100 km.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

The black part of the moon is called the sea of tranquility. Sea of tranquility is not an actual sea but rather the point at which Apollo 11 first landed when it reached the moon.

It is a lunar mare that mainly consists of basalt rock and is located on the Tranquillitatis basin which is on the Moon. The mare has a tint that is slightly blue in color and stands out from the rest of the moon.

Answer: (a)

On January 3, our Earth made its closest approach to the Sun for the year-- an event astronomers call perihelion. At perihelion, the Earth is about 147.5 million km away from the Sun.

The Earth is farthest from the Sun on 4th July.

Answer: (b)

The last stage in the life circle of a star is white dwarf. Small stars, like the Sun, will undergo a relatively peaceful and beautiful death that sees them pass through a planetary nebula phase to become a white dwarf.