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7P2 The Solar System
7P2 The Solar System
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1
What does this diagram show?
A lunar eclipse
A solar eclipse
How night is caused
A GIANT SPACE EYE LASER
2
Why does a year on Jupiter take much longer than a year on Venus?
Jupiter's orbit is much bigger
Jupiter is much bigger
Jupiter is much further away from the Sun
Jupiter rotates on its axis every 8 hours
3
What is the correct order of planets?
E - J - S - U - N - V - M - M
J - S - U - N - M - V - E - M
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H
M - V - E - M - J - S - U - N
4
Why is Pluto now considered a dwarf planet?
It's Grumpy at being so far from the Sun
It doesn't orbit in the same plane as the other planets.
It's orbit crosses over Neptune's
It hasn't cleared it's orbit of other objects.
5
The horizon is evidence that...
You can fall off the edge of the Earth
The Earth is flat
The Earth is round
6
The Sun is a...
Gas giant
Star
Constellation
Planet
7
Which phase of the moon is this?
Waning Gibbous
Half Moon
Waxing Crescent
New Moon
8
Which direction is the Sun?
Down
Left
Right
Up
9
How long does it take the moon the orbit the Earth?
1 month
A year
A day
28-30 days
10
Correct order of seasons
Summer - Winter - Spring - Autumn
Summer - Spring - Autumn - Winter
Summer - Spring - Winter - Autumn
Summer - Autumn - Winter - Spring
11
The same side of Mercury always faces the Sun. How long is a day on Mercury?
Half a year
1 year
Endless
The time taken for Mercury to rotate once on it's axis
12
What is the red line?
The equator
An imaginary line that the Earth spins around
International date line
The Earth's axis
13
Which of these statements is
FALSE
?
Waxing means the visible part of the moon is getting smaller
Half of the moon is always lit up
Phases depend on how much of the moon we see is in sunlight
We can always see the same side of the moon
14
What is a year?
365¼ days
The time taken for a planet to rotate once on it's axis
The time taken for the planet to orbit the Sun
365 days
15
What is the CLOSEST that Jupiter and Earth can ever be?
150m km
778m km
628m km
928m km
16
This diagram of a lunar eclipse is poor because...
They are all too close
The moon is too small
The Earth is too big
The Sun is too small
17
How does the Moon affect day and night?
The moon comes up at night.
It doesn't.
Zip, nada, zilch, zero
When the Earth faces the moon it is night time.
18
Which of these is
NOT
linked to the seasons
Whether the hemisphere is tilted towards/away from the Sun
The Earth gets closer or further from the Sun
As the Earth orbits the Sun different parts face the Sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis
19
An object that orbits a planet
Moon
Comet
Star
Asteroid
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A relatively small lump of rock in orbit around a star
Asteroid
Comet
Moon
Planet
21
A lump of rock and ice in a very elliptical orbit around a star
Comet
Asteroid
Moon
Planet
22
Why are the north and south poles very cold?
It's icy there
They are further away from the Sun
The intensity of sunlight is lower
They are at a sharp angle to the Sun
23
What season is it in Canada? (northern hemisphere)
Winter
Autumn
Spring
Summer
24
Which of the following explains the cause of
day and night
The Earth spins on it's axis
The Sun orbits the Earth
The Sun causes day and the moon causes night
The Earth orbits the Sun
25
If the Sun was the size of an exercise ball, roughly how big would the Earth be?
A marble
A car
A beach ball
A football
26
What season is it in Argentina? (southern hemisphere)
Autumn
Summer
Winter
Spring
