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The Sun and Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What moves to create night and day?

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Planets

2.

For the part of Earth that is facing the Sun it is ____________

a)

day

b)

night

3.

The Sun moves around the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Earth's axis is an imaginary straight line.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is the Sun composed of?

a)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen and Helium

c)

Fire

6.

The Sun is a ______________

a)

star

b)

planet

c)

super giant

7.

The Sun is the star at the center of the solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

How many Earths could fit inside the Sun?

a)

Over 100

b)

Over 2500

c)

Over one million

9.

How long does light from the Sun take to reach the Earth?

a)

24 hours

b)

8 Hours

c)

8 minutes

10.

How old is the Sun?

a)

4.6 billion years

b)

100 years

c)

1000 years

11.

Which one is not a celestial body?

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Moon

d)

Stars

12.

When Earth moves on its axis, it is called

a)

Revolution

b)

Spinning

c)

Rotation

13.

Earth orbits the Sun and completes one _______________ in 365 days.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Round

14.

Earth's second layer is known as Mantle.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The outer core is:

a)

made of melted iron and nickel

b)

A solid ball of iron and nickel

c)

Rocks