Up until the 1600s, most people believed that –

the Earth was the centre of the universe.

My very earnest mother just saw Uncle Ned lists the order of planets as...

Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Seasons are caused by:

The different spread of light energy from the Sun., The length of daylight hours tilted towards the Sun.

What causes the different phases (looks) of the moon?

The Moon’s position in relation to the Earth

A ball of ice, dust and rock; in a highly elliptical orbit

A spring tide occurs when:

when the Sun and moon are in a straight line

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Year 7 Astronomy Revision

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Solar System and geocentric science revision.

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1
Up until the 1600s, most people believed that –
the Earth was the centre of the universe.
the sun was the centre of the universe.
the solar system contained 8 planets.
Jupiter was the centre of the universe.
2
An asteroid belt is...
A cube of space rocks
A circle of stars
A cube of stars
A circle of space rocks
3
The Mars rover, Opportunity, landed in 2012. Mars is a (pick the most correct):
Giant planet
Terrestrial planet
Gas planet
Planetoid
4
The area of space we live in is the...
Andromeda System
Earth System
Lunar System
Solar System
5
Tides are caused by:
mountains
tidal waves
wind
gravitational pull
6
My very earnest mother just saw Uncle Ned lists the order of planets as...
They don't stay in the same order all the time
Pluto,Neptune,Uranus,Saturn,Jupiter,Mars,Earth,Venus,Mercury
Mars,Venus,Earth,Mercury,Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
7
This image is a...
Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
Meteor shower
Full moon
8
This image is a...
meteor shower
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
full moon
9
Two gas planets are:
Saturn and Earth
Uranus and the Asteroid Belt
Neptune and Earth
Saturn and Jupiter
10
Seasons are caused by:
Cows burping
The different spread of light energy from the Sun.
Solar flares
The length of daylight hours tilted towards the Sun.
11
How many days does the Earth take to orbit the Sun? (Not the number of days in a year.)
366
365 1/4
365
364 1/4
12
The centre of our solar system is the
Sun
Asteroid Belt
Earth
Moon
13
What causes the different phases (looks) of the moon?
The Moon’s position in relation to the Earth
The Moon’s position in relation to the Sun
Eclipses
The Earth rising.
14
Australia in this image is in...
Autumn
Spring
Winter
Summer
15
The shape of our Milky Way galaxy is...
Weird
Round
Elliptical
Spiral
16
Our Solar System is:
Arithmetic
Geocentric
Geometric
Heliocentric
17
Halley's Comet is...
A ball of ice, dust and rock; in a highly elliptical orbit
A group of stars
Weird
A space rock
18
This moon phase (shape) in white is...
Last quarter moon
Crescent moon
Gibbous moon
First quarter moon
19
A spring tide occurs when:
when there is a big storm
when the Sun and moon are in a straight line
we are in the Spring season
when the Sun and moon are at right angles to each other
20
What holds the planet in orbit?
String
Gravity
Air
Speed
21
Earth is the only planet in our Solar System that has:
Volcanoes
A moon
Life
Iron ore
22
If the Earth was not tilted:
there would be only two seasons.
there would be no seasons.
there would be constant darkness.
there would be constant daylight.
23
The star shape will experience:
equal day and night
short days, long nights
all daylight
long days, short nights

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