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Earth Sun and Moon

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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1.

Seasons occur because...

a)

Earth orbits the sun

b)

Earth is tilted on it's axis

c)

The moon orbits the earth

d)

The earth rotates 360 degrees every 24 hours

2.

Pluto is now classified as a (a)  

3.

True or False: The earth is the centre of our universe

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The order of the first 4 planets in our solar system is

a)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

b)

Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

c)

Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Earth

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

5.

A solar eclipse occurs when...

a)

The moon is on the opposite side of the earth to the sun

b)

The sun's light reflects off the surface of the moon

c)

The moon blocks the sun's light from reaching the earth

d)

The sun's light is blocked from reaching the moon

6.

It takes (a)   hours for the earth to rotate 360 degrees

7.

The closer you are to a planet, the (a)   the gravitational pull

8.

We see the moon because ...

a)

Light from the sun reflects off the surface of the moon

b)

A shadow is created on the surface of the moon

c)

Light from the sun reflects off the surface of the earth

9.

True or False: There is more gravity on Earth than on the Moon

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Explain why we see the different phases of the moon

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