Space & Solar System Term 1 Flashcards

1

The coldest season is

summer
spring
winter
autumn

2

smallest to biggest:

moon, sun, earth
earth, moon, sun
sun, moon, earth
moon, earth, sun

3

The smallest of these is:

planet
moon
star
meteor

4

The fifth month is

May
July
June
January

5

Which planet is the largest?

Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn

6

We have seasons because the Earth -

has a tilted axis
orbits the Sun
orbits Sun and has tilted axis
rotates

7

We have day and night because the Earth -

must cool down
rotates on its axis
orbits Sun
orbits Moon

8

Which planet is nearest the Sun

Mercury
Neptune
Mars
Venus

9

Sun's diameter = ? Earth diameters?

49
52
28
109

10

The Earth = ? moon sizes

24
109
52
49

11

Which planet is red?

Venus
Uranus
Mercury
Mars

12

The time when there is light but sun has not come up is

dawn
sunset
sunrise
dusk

13

We can see the Moon because it

reflects light
is a star
makes light
is so close

14

The time when the Sun goes below the horizon is

sunrise
dusk
sunset
dawn

15

The biggest of these is:

Star
meteor
planet
Milky Way

Space & Solar System Term 1

Questions 15

Space & Solar System Term 1

Questions 15