SCS Year 8 The Earth in Space

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

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

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

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

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

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

Which planet has the most extensive ring structure?

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

Which is the correct order, starting with the smallest and ending with the largest?

• Universe - Galaxy - Solar system - Planet

• Planet - Galaxy - Solar system - Universe

• Solar system - Planet - Universe - Galaxy

• Planet - Solar system - Galaxy - Universe

What does the earth's tilt cause?

• Earthquakes

• The seasons

• Tsunamis

• Day and night

The earth is a tilted planet. What is the degree of tilt?

• Exactly 25 degrees

• Approximately 25 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 90 degrees with respect to the sun

What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?

• Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)

• Square to rectangular

• Circular

• Elliptical (slightly oval)

A satellite is .......

• a large object in orbit around a smaller object

• a large object in space

• a small object in orbit around a larger object

• a small object in space

Which one do artificial satellites NOT do?

• Collect information

• Remain stationary

• Send TV broadcasts

• Take photographs

The time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun is called .......

• 28 days

• a month

• a year

• a leap year