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The Sun, Earth and Moon

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Sun?

a)

A planet in our solar system

b)

A star in the centre of our solar system

c)

A moon

2.

How long does the Sun's light energy take to reach the earth?

a)

8 minutes

b)

8 hours

c)

8 days

d)

8 months

3.

The scientific name for sunlight is

a)

Magnetic Field

b)

Powerful

c)

Electromagnetic Radiation

d)

Solar Wind

4.

How did Australian Aboriginies pass down their knowledge of the Sun, Moon and Earth?

a)

Through pictures

b)

Through video recordings

c)

Through diary entries

d)

Through song, dance and stories

5.

The earth orbits

a)

Around the sun

b)

Around the moon

c)

Around the planets

d)

Around Mars

6.

One rotation around the sun takes

a)

24 hours

b)

2 years

c)

365 days

d)

1 day

7.

What is solar wind?

a)

Particles and gas spewed into space from the sun

b)

The Sun's magnetic field

c)

The Sun's gas

8.

If solar wind gets through the Earth's atmosphere, this causes...

a)

Heat

b)

Sunlight

c)

Aurora Borealis

d)

Energy

9.

The seasons are caused by the:

a)

Sun

b)

The Earth's axis

c)

The moon

d)

Mars

10.

There is an imaginary line in the centre of the Earth called the

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

Equator