Combined Science - Space (Mastery)

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By JOEL *

Multiple Select

Solar system contains which of the following?

(can choose one or more)

• Sun

• Earth

• Pluto

• Moon

• Asteroids in the asteroid belt

Open Ended

List the names of planets of our Solar system in order

(c) minor planets that orbit the Sun, including dwarf planets such as Pluto and asteroids in the asteroid belt
(d) moons, that orbit the planets

(a) one star, the Sun
(b) the eight named planets and know their order from the Sun

​Describe the Solar System as containing:

P5.1.1 The Solar System

Multiple Choice

What is the closest star to Earth/our solar system?

• Proxima Centauri

• The Sun

• Sirius

• Polaris

Multiple Choice

Astronomical distances are commonly measured in

• Kilometres

• Hours

• Days

• Light-years

Multiple Choice

What is a light-year?

• The time it takes for light to travel around the Earth once

• The time taken for the Moon to orbit the Earth

• The distance travelled by light in one year in a vacuum

• The speed of light in one second in space

1 Know that:
(a) the Sun is the closest star to the Earth
(b) astronomical distances can be measured in light-years, where one light-year is the distance travelled in (the vacuum of) space by light in one year

2 Calculate the time it takes light to travel a significant distance such as between objects in the Solar System

P5.2.1 The Sun as a star