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WorksheetsSCS Year 8 The Earth in Space
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Earth
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Which planet has the most extensive ring structure?
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Which is the correct order, starting with the smallest and ending with the largest?
Universe - Galaxy - Solar system - Planet
Planet - Galaxy - Solar system - Universe
Solar system - Planet - Universe - Galaxy
Planet - Solar system - Galaxy - Universe
What does the earth's tilt cause?
Earthquakes
The seasons
Tsunamis
Day and night
The earth is a tilted planet. What is the degree of tilt?
Exactly 25 degrees
Approximately 25 degrees
23.5 degrees
90 degrees with respect to the sun
What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?
Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)
Square to rectangular
Circular
Elliptical (slightly oval)
A satellite is .......
a large object in orbit around a smaller object
a large object in space
a small object in orbit around a larger object
a small object in space
Which one do artificial satellites NOT do?
Collect information
Remain stationary
Send TV broadcasts
Take photographs
The time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun is called .......
28 days
a month
a year
a leap year
