C2 Assessment on The Soar Sytem

What is "revolution"?

• The time it takes a planet to finish one rotation on its axis.

• A moment in the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest north or south from Earth’s Equator

• The time it takes a planet to orbit its star once.

• Tip or slope in one direction

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A repeating path that one object in space takes around another is known as what?

• tilt

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

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What is the shape of a planet’s orbit?

• circular

• irregular

• elliptical

• square

The longest day of the year occurs at the winter solstice. True or False?

• True

• False

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During which season does Australia tilt towards the sun?

• Winter

• Summer

• Autumn

• Spring

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Which Australian season is represented in the diagram showing half the Earth in sunlight?

• Winter

• Summer

• Autumn

• Spring

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What is the name of the line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Axis

• Orbit

• Equator

• Tilt

Which term describes the longest or shortest day of the year?

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Leap

• Sunset

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Which term refers to a year with an extra day added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year?

• Leap

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Revolution

Which term refers to the star at the centre of our solar system?

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

• Equator

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