Earth and Space Y5

Select the rocky planets in our solar system.

Choose 4.

• Venus

• Saturn

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

Select planets called 'gas giants' in our solar system.

Choose 4.

• Jupiter

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Uranus

Orbit means...

• to travel around in a circle.

• a curved path around a star or planet.

• move in an elliptical motion.

• I'm not sure.

How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?

• 360 and 1/4 days.

• 362 and 1/4 days.

• I'm not sure.

• 365 and 1/4 days.

How many days does it take the dwarf planet, Pluto, to orbit the Sun once?

• 273 Earth years.

• 280 Earth years.

• 284 Earth years.

• I'm not sure.

This small dwarf planet is called....

• Saturn.

• Pluto

• Mars

• I'm not sure.

The Moon changes size as it orbits the Earth.

• True

• False

Waxing means...

• Getting larger

• Getting smaller

• I'm not sure

Gibbous means...

• a thin slither of moon.

• a new moon shrouded in darkness.

• inbetween a half and full moon.

After a FULL moon the next phase is...

• waning gibbous.

• waxing gibbous.

• I'm not sure?