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Which of the following planet is closest to sun? PST ---P-1----18L
a) Venus                                               
b) Mars
c) Mercury                          
d) Uranus

c

The circular path of a planet around the Sun is called a/an…….
a) orbit                                 
b) way   
c) path                                  
d) none of these

a

The time taken by a planet to complete one orbit, is called….
a) orbital duration                              
b) 
orbital period
c) orbital time                      
d) all of these

b

The diameter of Earth is………..
a) 12,000 km                       
b) 12,800 km
c) 13,000 km                       
d) 13,800 km

b

The brightest objects appearing in the sky after the Sun is the…….
a) artificial satellite                             
b) Planet
c) Moon                                
d) stars

c

Which one of the following is the natural satellite of the Earth?
a) Mars                                  
b) Pluto 
c) Moon                                                
d) Mercury

c