Earth and Its Satellites - Gujarat Board (GSEB) STD 5 EVS Questions

Q 1M.C.Q.1 Mark

For which of these is an artificial satellite used?

A
telephone communication
B
weather forecasting
C
study the earth's surface
D
all of these

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Q 2M.C.Q.1 Mark

Which of these is a natural satellite of the earth?

A
sun
✓
moon
C
$\text{GSAT-24}$
D
Sputnik $1$

Answer: B.

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Q 3M.C.Q.1 Mark

The moon becomes boiling hot when it gets sunlight because

A
the sun shines much more brightly on the moon than on earth
B
the sun is closer to the moon than that to the earth
C
the moon gets heat from both the sun and the earth
D
there is no air on the moon

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Q 4M.C.Q.1 Mark

In which of the following phases is the moon not visible at all?

A
new moon
B
waxing crescent moon
C
waning gibbous moon
D
full moon

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Q 5M.C.Q.1 Mark

Which of these is not found on the moon?

A
mountain
B
sunlight
C
lake
D
gravity

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Q 6Fill in the blanks :1 Mark

$.............$satellites take photographs of the earth to study the features of the earth's surface.

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Q 7Fill in the blanks :1 Mark

The rise and fall of tides is known as the tide$.............$

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Q 8Fill in the blanks :1 Mark

If you weigh $10 \ kg$ on the moon, your weigh on earth will be$.............Kg$.

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Q 9Fill in the blanks :1 Mark

The $.............$ gibbous moon is visible three days after the first quarter moon.

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Q 10Fill in the blanks :1 Mark

The outer and inner core of the earth are made up of the metals$.............$ and $.............$

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Q 11TRUE - FLASE1 Mark

Traffic is directed on land, sea and air by communication satellites.

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Q 12TRUE - FLASE1 Mark

The revolution of the earth around the sun affects the tides.

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Q 13TRUE - FLASE1 Mark

Gravity on the moon is six times that on the earth.

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Q 14TRUE - FLASE1 Mark

No astronauts have gone to the moon after $1972.$

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Q 15TRUE - FLASE1 Mark

Yuri Gagarin was the first human to land on moon.

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Q 16Answer the following questions briefly.2 Marks

What is a satellite? What is the difference between natural and artificial satellites?

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Q 17Answer the following questions briefly.2 Marks

What do you mean by phases of the moon?

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Q 18Answer the following questions briefly.2 Marks

What are craters? How were they formed?

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Q 19Answer the following questions briefly.2 Marks

Why do we always see only one face of the moon?

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Q 20Answer the following questions briefly.2 Marks

Name the layers of the earth.

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Q 21[5 Marks Each] QUE-ANS5 Marks

List three challenges faced by astronauts during their space missions.

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Q 22[5 Marks Each] QUE-ANS5 Marks

List three uses of artificial satellites.

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Q 23[5 Marks Each] QUE-ANS5 Marks

Why does the moon, as seen from the earth, appear to change shape every day?

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Q 24[5 Marks Each] QUE-ANS5 Marks

Explain how tides occur.

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Q 25[5 Marks Each] QUE-ANS5 Marks

Describe the surface of the moon.

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