SUBJECT: PHYSICS[P2 & P4] CLASS TEST 2 GRADE: 10 ( )
Name of the student: _____________________________ Date: ___________
Chapters: Astrophysics Total Marks: 30
Question 1:
The object at the centre of our Solar system is
A. A comet
B. The Earth
C. The Moon
D. The sun
Question 2:
Which list gives the astronomical objects in order of size, starting with the largest?
A. Galaxy – Solar system – planet – Sun
B. Galaxy – Solar system – Sun – planet
C. Planet – galaxy – Solar system – Sun
D. Planet – Solar system – Sun - galaxy
Question 3:
Which of the following planet doesn’t have Moon.
A. Jupiter
B. Mars
C. Earth
D. Venus
Question 4:
Which statement about the orbits of the Earth and Moon is correct?
A. The Moon rotates on its axis in 24 hours and orbits the Earth in 27.5 days.
B. The Earth rotates on its axis in 24 hours and orbits the Sun in 365 days.
C. The Moon orbits the sun in 27.5 days.
D. The Earth rotates on its axis in 24 hours and orbits the Moon in 27.5 days.
Question 5:
What is a light-year?
A. The distance light travels in one year
B. 366 days
C. The time it takes light to travel in one year
D. 1.44 × 10 11
Question 6:
(a) Earth and mars are planets in our solar System.
The table shows some data for these planets.
(i) Calculate the orbital speed of Mars in km/day.
Speed = ……………….km/day [3]
(ii) The distance between Earth and Mars varies between 100 million km and 400 million
km.
Explain why this distance is not constant. You may draw a diagram to help your answer.
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Question 7:
The planet Mercury orbits the Sun.
(a) Mercury takes 88 days to orbit the Sun.
The average radius of the orbit is 52 million km.
Calculate the average orbital speed of Mercury.
Give the unit.
Average orbital speed ………….. km/s[4]
(b) Comets also orbit the sun.
(i) Name the force that causes comets and planets to orbit the sun. [1]
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(ii) On the diagram, draw the orbit of a comet. [1]
(iii) The speed of a comet changes during its orbit.
On the orbit you have drawn, label with the letter X the position where the comet
travels at its fastest speed.
(iv) Explain why the comet travels fastest at point X.
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Question 8:
(a) Explain the term galactic redshift.
(b) Explain why galactic redshift provides evidence to support the Big Bang theory?
(c) Describe and explain what can be deducted from the cosmic microwave background
radiation (CMBR).
Question 9:
Question 10:
