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Year 7 Solar System Revision
What is a lunar cycle?
Name given to the galaxy in which we live.
Year 7 Solar System Revision
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Name given to the galaxy in which we live.
Andromeda
Milky Way
Sombrero
Cornetto
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What is a lunar cycle?
Time taken from New Moon to the Sun
Time taken from Full Moon to Quarter Moon
Time taken from New Moon to Full Moon
Time taken from New Moon to New Moon
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Type of scientist that studies space
Chemist
Astrologist
Astronomer
Geologist
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Name given to a planet with a solid surface?
Black hole
Gas giant
Red dwarf
Terrestrial
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The moon is a natural _________ of the Earth
Asteroid
Planet
Satellite
Meteor
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The type of eclipse when the Earth is located between the Sun and Moon
Partial
Lunar
Full
Solar
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Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
Too small and different orbit
Too small but right orbit
It is made of cheese
Right size but wrong orbit
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Earth is the _____ planet from the Sun
Second
Fourth
First
Third
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Located between the inner and outer planets
Kuiper Belt
Asteroid Belt
Meteor Belt
Pluto's Belt
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Aboriginal understanding of the Earth and its creation
Ancestors
Totem
Dreamtime
Indigenous
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Australia is located in which hemisphere?
Northern
Southern
Pole
Equator
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What causes the tides on Earth?
Gravitational pull of the Moon
The molten core of the Earth
The tilted rotation of the Earth
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun
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The name given to the motion of a planet around the Sun
Energy
Force
Oscillation
Orbit
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Jupiter is an example of a ____________
Gas giant
Terrestrial planet
Moon
Star
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The Earth's tilt causes what?
Tides
Eclipses
Seasons
Earthquakes
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Which gas makes up most of our atmosphere?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Water
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A geocentric model of the Universe ....
.... places the Earth at the centre of the Universe
.... shows the planets orbiting the Sun
.... is accepted as current scientific theory
.... shows the Earth orbiting the Sun
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What important discovery was made by Kepler?
The planet orbits are circular
The moon is made of cheese
The Sun orbits the Earth
The planets orbits are elliptical (egg-shaped)
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Which planet has a similar size to Earth?
Venus
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
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What is a meteorite?
Another name for a comet
An object moving through space
An object from space that collides with the surface of Earth
An object moving through our atmosphere
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The cause of day and night on Earth
The rotation of Earth on its axis
The tilt of the Earth as it rotates
The Earth orbiting the Sun
The orbit of the Sun around the Earth
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What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
Neptune
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Device used by astronomers to look at space
Thermometer
Telescope
Magnifying glass
Microscope
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A heliocentric model of the Universe ....
.... shows the planets orbiting the Earth
.... places the Earth at the centre of the Universe
.... shows the Earth orbiting the Sun
.... is not accepted as current scientific theory
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What is shown in the image?
Sun blocking the moon
Full solar eclipse
Partial solar eclipse
New Moon
