Class 6 Science Fill in the Blanks Chapter 12 – Beyond Earth

Class 6 Science Chapter 12 Fill in the Blanks for “Beyond Earth” (based on NCERT textbook Curiosity ).

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Fill in the Blanks with Answers for Practice – Chapter 12 – Beyond Earth

This includes Fill in the Blanks normally asked in school exams, tests, and NCERT exercises.

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SET 1 – Fill in the Blanks – Chapter 12 – Beyond Earth

Answer Options:
Pole Star, light pollution, constellation, Sirius, revolution

1. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern is called a ________.
   Answer: constellation
2. The star that appears stationary in the northern sky is the ________.
   Answer: Pole Star
3. The movement of a planet around the Sun is called ________.
   Answer: revolution
4. Excessive artificial light in the night sky is called ________.
   Answer: light pollution
5. ________ is the brightest star in the night sky.
   Answer: Sirius

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SET 2 – Fill in the Blanks – Chapter 12 – Beyond Earth

Answer Options:
asteroid belt, Moon, 27 days, Venus, Blue Planet

1. The Earth’s natural satellite is the ________.
   Answer: Moon
2. The Moon takes about ________ to complete one revolution around the Earth.
   Answer: 27 days
3. Earth appears blue from space and is therefore called the ________.
   Answer: Blue Planet
4. The region between Mars and Jupiter where many rocky objects orbit is called the ________.
   Answer: asteroid belt
5. ________ is called the Morning Star or the Evening Star.
   Answer: Venus

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SET 3 – Fill in the Blanks – Chapter 12 – Beyond Earth

Answer Options:
Milky Way Galaxy, 150 million km, craters, 8, telescope

1. Our home galaxy is known as the ________.
   Answer: Milky Way Galaxy
2. The average distance between the Earth and the Sun is about ________.
   Answer: 150 million km
3. The Moon’s surface has bowl-shaped features called ________.
   Answer: craters
4. There are ________ planets in our Solar System.
   Answer: 8
5. A ________ helps us see distant stars and planets more clearly.
   Answer: telescope

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SET 4 – Fill in the Blanks – Chapter 12 – Beyond Earth

Answer Options:
comets, Proxima Centauri, natural satellites, Sun, Orion

1. The ________ is the main source of heat and light for the Earth.
   Answer: Sun
2. Objects that move around planets are called ________.
   Answer: natural satellites
3. The nearest star to the Earth after the Sun is ________.
   Answer: Proxima Centauri
4. ________ are icy visitors with long tails that sometimes pass close to the Sun.
   Answer: comets
5. The constellation represented as a hunter is ________.
   Answer: Orion

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SET 5 – Fill in the Blanks – Chapter 12 – Beyond Earth

Answer Options:
Hanle, Chandrayaan-3, Pluto, Mars, atmosphere

1. The Moon has almost no ________, so craters remain unchanged for long periods.
   Answer: atmosphere
2. ________ is known as the Red Planet because of its reddish soil.
   Answer: Mars
3. ________ is now classified as a dwarf planet.
   Answer: Pluto
4. India’s mission that successfully landed near the Moon’s south pole in 2023 is ________.
   Answer: Chandrayaan-3
5. The Indian Astronomical Observatory is located in ________, Ladakh.
   Answer: Hanle

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