Grade 6 term 4 revision - The solar system

The solar system has_____ in the centre of it.

• Jupiter

• a giant comet inhabiting aliens

• a red dwarf star

• The sun

What are asteroids?

• a piece of rock that revolves around the sun in orbit

• an alien space ship in disguise

• a small moon

• a ball of gas that revolves around the earth

What does a galaxy consist of?

• A galaxy consists of some moons

• A galaxy is the home of Samsung phones

• A galaxy consists of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter.
• A galaxy consists of unicorn dust and nebulas (clouds where stars are born).

True or false, the moon is a natural satellite that orbits the sun

• False
• Not sure
• Partially true
• True

Answer explanation

The moon is a natural satellite that orbits a planet.

The solar system is made up of

• the sun and six planets, gas, dust, 190 moons and water

• the 2 suns, 5 moons, 8 planets and a astroid belt

• of the sun and nine planets

• the sun, eight planets, moons, dust, gas, asteroids, and comets.

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Venus

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

'Revolve' means

• to orbit around another object, such as a planet orbiting around the sun.

• to spin on its own axis

• to change color based on the time of day

• to move in a straight line away from the sun

what kind of orbit do the planets in our solar system revolve

• in elliptical orbits.

• in random orbits.

• in triangular orbits.

• in perfect circular orbit.

What shape is an elliptical

• irregular octagon

• A square

• A perfect circle
• oval or egg