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A quiz about our Solar System #scienceyear5earthsplaceinspace
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They are mostly made up of:
gas
stars
metal
rock
2
What causes the sun and moon to rise and set every 24 hours?
The Earth spinning on its axis
The weather
Jupiter being bigger than Earth
The 8 planets orbiting the Sun
3
What is at the centre of our solar system?
the Moon
the Earth
the Sun
Mercury
4
The meaning of the word
rotate
is:
spinning on its axis
all of the above
when you are very hungry
to go around something
5
The Sun and Moon set in the...
North
South
West
East
6
The meaning of the word
axis
is:
something you chop wood with
when something spins on its axis
another word for egg
an imaginary line that runs through the centre of an object
7
How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun?
28 days
24 hours
24 days
365 days
8
Which is the correct order of the planets in out solar system starting closest to the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus
Venus, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter,Earth
Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Earth, Uranus, Venus,Neptune, Mercury
9
The four planets
furthest
from the sun are called:
asteroids
inner planets
stars
outer planets
10
The four planets
closest
to the sun are called:
asteroids
inner planets
outer planets
stars
11
Gravity means
the distance from the centre of the Earth to the edge
a dance you do when brushing your teeth
the distance between the Earth and the Sun
force that attracts a body towards the centre of the Earth
12
The sun is:
The sun
A star
A planet
A dwarf planet
13
What direction do the moon and Earth orbit and rotate?
Anticlockwise
Diagonally
Sideways
Clockwise
14
How long does it take for the moon to orbit Earth?
24 days
24 hours
365 days
28 days
15
Apart from the sun and the 8 main planets, what else is in our solar system?
meteors
All of the above
ateroids
moons
16
The Sun and Moon rise in the...
North
South
East
West
17
Before telescopes and satellites, what did scientists do to learn more about the solar system?
Experimented
Observed
Role-Played
All of the Above
18
The meaning of the word
orbit
is:
spinning on its axis
when you are very hungry
to go around something
an imaginary line that runs through the centre of an object
19
How long does it take for the earth to rotate once?
365 days
24 days
24 hours
28 days
20
They are mostly made up of:
stars
rock
gas
metal
21
How long does it take for the moon to rotate once?
365 days
24 hours
28 hours
28 days
