The Sun appears to 'rise' in the east and 'set' in the west because:

The Earth rotates from west to east

The seasons are caused by:

The tilt of the Earth (23.5 degrees)

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1
The time of rotation of the Earth on its axis is
365.25 days
23 hours 56 minutes
24 hours
365 days
2
The celestial body with the greatest influence on our tides is:
Venus
Mars
The Sun
The Moon
3
A solar eclipse occurs on Earth when people cannot see:
the Moon
sunset
the Sun
sunrise
4
The 6th planet from the Sun is:
Pluto
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
5
The first astronomer to come up with a heliocentric (Sun-centred) model of the universe was:
Aristotle
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Galileo
6
The Sun appears to 'rise' in the east and 'set' in the west because:
The Earth orbits the Sun in a clockwise direction
The Earth rotates from easy to west
The Earth orbits the Sun in an anticlockwise direction
The Earth rotates from west to east
7
At any time the amount of the Earth illuminated by sunlight is:
Half (50%)
All of it (100%)
3 quarters (75%)
1 quarter (25%)
8
The tides which cause the most damage to our beaches and occur during the full and new moon are
proxigean tides
low tides
neap tides
spring tides
9
Pluto is classified as a:
meteor
asteroid
dwarf planet
planet
10
What objects have gravity?
All objects with mass
The Moon
The Earth, Moon and Sun
The Earth
11
The seasons are caused by:
The elliptical (oval) orbit of the Earth around the Sun
The tilt of the Earth (23.5 degrees)
Longer days during summer and longer nights during winter
Solar flares from the Sun during summer
12
Approximately how many high and low tides are there in a period of 24 hours?
2 high, 2 low
1 high, 2 low
1 high, 1 low
2 high, 1 low
13
The correct order of the seasons is:
Spring, summer, winter, autumn
Winter, summer, spring, autumn
Summer, autumn, winter, spring
Autumn, summer, spring, winter
14
Our Solar System is located inside the Milky Way ________
Star System
Nebula
Galaxy
Universe
15
In what order of alignment are the Earth, Sun and Moon in a lunar eclipse?
Earth, Moon, Sun
Sun, Moon, Earth
Moon, Sun, Earth
Sun, Earth, Moon

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Tides, Eclipses, Day and Night, Seasons, Solar System

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Questions 15

Answers

1
The time of rotation of the Earth on its axis is
365.25 days
23 hours 56 minutes
24 hours
365 days
2
The celestial body with the greatest influence on our tides is:
Venus
Mars
The Sun
The Moon
3
A solar eclipse occurs on Earth when people cannot see:
the Moon
sunset
the Sun
sunrise
4
The 6th planet from the Sun is:
Pluto
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
5
The first astronomer to come up with a heliocentric (Sun-centred) model of the universe was:
Aristotle
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Galileo
6
The Sun appears to 'rise' in the east and 'set' in the west because:
The Earth orbits the Sun in a clockwise direction
The Earth rotates from easy to west
The Earth orbits the Sun in an anticlockwise direction
The Earth rotates from west to east
7
At any time the amount of the Earth illuminated by sunlight is:
Half (50%)
All of it (100%)
3 quarters (75%)
1 quarter (25%)
8
The tides which cause the most damage to our beaches and occur during the full and new moon are
proxigean tides
low tides
neap tides
spring tides
9
Pluto is classified as a:
meteor
asteroid
dwarf planet
planet
10
What objects have gravity?
All objects with mass
The Moon
The Earth, Moon and Sun
The Earth
11
The seasons are caused by:
The elliptical (oval) orbit of the Earth around the Sun
The tilt of the Earth (23.5 degrees)
Longer days during summer and longer nights during winter
Solar flares from the Sun during summer
12
Approximately how many high and low tides are there in a period of 24 hours?
2 high, 2 low
1 high, 2 low
1 high, 1 low
2 high, 1 low
13
The correct order of the seasons is:
Spring, summer, winter, autumn
Winter, summer, spring, autumn
Summer, autumn, winter, spring
Autumn, summer, spring, winter
14
Our Solar System is located inside the Milky Way ________
Star System
Nebula
Galaxy
Universe
15
In what order of alignment are the Earth, Sun and Moon in a lunar eclipse?
Earth, Moon, Sun
Sun, Moon, Earth
Moon, Sun, Earth
Sun, Earth, Moon