Year 7 2021 SPACE PRE/POST TEST

How long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?

• 250 days

• 24 days

• 165 days

• 365 days

The closest FOUR planets to the Sun are

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

• Venus, Mercury, Earth and Mars

• Mars, Venus, Earth and Mercury

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury

Pluto is considered a dwarf-planet

• TRUE

• FALSE

Jupiter and Saturn are considered what type of planet?

• big bois

• gas giants

• psuedo-stars

• space giants

All of the planets in our solar systems are able to fit within the distance between Earth and the Moon

• TRUE

• FALSE

Seasonal differences between the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are a result of what?

• faulty heaters

• axial shyness

• axial tilt

• the moon reflecting more heat from the sun

Solar eclipses occur when the Moon blocks the light coming from the Sun

• TRUE

• FALSE

During the Australian summer, what season does the US experience?

• Spring

• Winter

• Autumn

• Summer

Ocean tides are influenced by the Moon. Why?

• because of the moons gravity

• because the ocean spirits and the moon spirits love each other

• because the moon repels water

• because water comes from the moon

Lunar eclipses differ from Solar eclipses – why?

• because the moon hides behind Mars

• because Earth blocks the suns light from hitting the moon

• because the moon hides behind the Sun