Y5 Earth and Space [post-assessment]

It takes ______ days for the Earth to orbit the Sun.

• 7

• 365

• 28-29.5

• 42

What is the order of planets from the Sun in the solar system?

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

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

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

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

The word 'solar' relates to ...

• the Sun

• the Moon

• Earth

• any planet

Which of these isn't a phase of the Moon?

• first quarter

• waning crescent

• waxing quarter

• new moon

1 rotation of the Earth on its axis =

• 7 days

• 31 days

• two weeks

• 24 hours

Which is the only planet in our solar system to have rings around it?

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

The first man to walk on the Moon was ...

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Tim Peake

• Alan Bean

The time in the UK is _______ the time in New York.

• behind

• the same as

• ahead of

The imaginary line going round the middle of the Earth is called the ________.

• Hemisphere

• Equator

• Tropic

• Belt

A solar eclipse happens when ...

• the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon

• the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth

• the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon