Year 5 Science - Earth & Space

What shape are the Earth, Sun and Moon?

• Flat

• Round

• Spherical

• Square

True or false. The Earth orbits around the sun.

• True

• False

True or false. The Sun is a planet.

• True

• False

True or false. The gravity of the sun keeps the planets in their orbit.

• True

• False

How long does it take for the Earth to spin once on its axis?

How long does it take the Moon to go around the Earth once?

How long does it take the Earth to go around the Sun once?

The ... orbits the Earth.

Why, in some parts of the world, are the days longer in the summer than in

the winter?

• Because the Earth is tilted as it moves around the sun

• Because the sun gets brighter in the summer

• Because the Earth spins more slowly in the summer

Explain why the moon seems to change shape.