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1
The planets which belong to the Solar System are
all made of gas
all in orbit around the Sun
all made of rock.
all smaller than the Earth.
2
Which of the following planets has the
shortest year
?
Venus
Pluto
Saturn
Mercuty
3
We have different seasons during the year because
the Moon moves around the Earth.
theSun moves around the Earth
theEarth’s axis is tilted.
thereare 12 months in the year
4
At what
time
is the Sun at
point (3)
12 noon
6am
10am
8am
5
Which planets are A and B?
Uranus and Mars
Mercury and Mars
Mercury and Jupiter
Mercury and Venus
6
Which word best matches
a large collection of stars
?
solar system
constellation
galaxy
universe
7
Which planet is not gaseous?
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Uranus
8
Which list shows things in order of size, starting with the smallest
star, galaxy, planet
galaxy,star, planet
star,planet, galaxy
planet,star, galaxy
9
Which
path
is most likely to correspond to
mid-winter
?
2
3
1
10
Which one is a satellite?
comet
Moon
asteroid
meteroid
11
The sun rises in the
NORTH
EAST
WEST
SOUTH
12
Which word best matches
the Milky Way
?
planet
universe
star
galaxy
13
Which planet takes the longest time to orbit the Sun?
Venus
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
14
What force keeps the moon orbiting earth?
Gravity
Tilt of Earth
Speed
Mass
15
Which of the following is
TRUE
?
Neptune is brighter than Pluto as it is much nearer the Sun
the Sun is a luminous object
Venus is a highly reflective object
Venus is very bright because it is so hot
16
Asteroids are
smalllumps of rock orbiting the Sun
small stars orbiting the Sun.
bigger than the Earth.
smalllumps of rock orbiting the Earth
17
In which direction is the
Sun highest in the sky
?
west
south
north
east
18
Which of the following forces
keeps planets in orbit around the Sun
?
electrical
gravity
friction
magnetism
19
The sun seems like it moves across the sky because..
the earth is spinning
the sun orbits the earth
the sun is spinning
the earth orbits the moon
20
Which of the following is
TRUE
?
Venus is very bright because it is so hot
Neptune is brighter than Pluto as it is much nearer the Sun
the Sun is a non-luminous object
Venus is a non-luminous object
21
Which is a
mass of dust and ice going around the Sun
?
asteroid
comet
constellation
planet
22
THE SUN SETS IN THE..
NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
WEST
23
Which planet is the
2nd in order from the Sun
?
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
24
Jupiter lies between two planets listed below. Choose the right answer
Venus and Earth
Saturn and Uranus
Mars and Saturn
Earth and Mars
25
The Sun rises and sets every day because
theEarth spins on its axis once every 12 hours
theEarth moves around the Sun.
theSun moves around the Earth.
theEarth spins on its axis once every 24 hours
26
Which object is
a moon of a planet
?
X
V
Z
Y
27
Which of the following matches the word
gravity
?
any 'pulling' force acting on an object
the amount of matter in an object
a force of attraction between all objects
potential energy
