4P Space

What is the name / phrase give to... the Sun and everything that revolves around it.

• solar system
• galaxy
• universe
• rotation

What is the name given to... the imaginary line running through the center of Earth from the North pole to the South pole.

• axis
• moon
• constellation
• orbit

What is the name of the star at the centre of our solar system.

• Sun
• moon
• orbit
• axis

What causes the Earth to have different seasons (Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter)?

• the tilt of Earth's axis
• Earth's rotation
• the revolution of the Moon
• Earth's distance from the Sun

It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

(the Earth spinning)

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 28 days
• 24 days

It takes Earth _____________ to make one complete orbit around the Sun.

(the Earth travelling around the Sun)

• 365 days
• 365 hours
• 28 days
• 24 hours

It takes about _____________ for the moon to go through all of its phases.

(The lunar cycle going through all its different shapes)

• 28 days
• 365 days
• 24 hours
• 24 days

Why do objects fall to the ground instead of space?

• gravity

• moon

• stars

• they are heavy

Which of the following is a gas giant?

• Mercury
• Pluto
• Saturn
• the Sun

How many planets are in the Solar System?

(do not include Pluto)

• 7
• 2
• 8
• 9