WorksheetsThe solar system
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What keeps the planets in orbit around our Sun?
Friction
Air resistance
Gravity
Magnetic force
How long does it take for light to travel from The Sun to The Earth?
One year
8 minutes 19 seconds
28 days
24 hours
What do stars release lots of?
Water vapour
Energy
Dust
Bacteria
What unit of measurement do scientists use to measure the distance to stars?
Light years
Kilometres
Speed of light
Metres
What galaxy do we live in?
Andromeda
Milky way
Canis major dwarf galaxy
The solar system
Where is the furthest that humans have travelled to?
The Sun
Mars
The edge of the solar system
the Moon
A year on mercury is________ ________a year on Neptune.
shorter than
longer than
the same as
Which planet is the 4th in order from the Sun?
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Earth
Which word best describes the Sun?
A galaxy
A moon
A star
A planet.
Starting with the Earth at position 2 in the cycle, where will the Earth be in 6 months time?
Position 4
Position 2
Position 3
Position 1
Which explains why Earth has 'day' and 'night'?
it rotates around a spin axis
the same side always faces the Sun
the spin axis is tilted
it moves nearer to, or further from, the Sun
Select the astronomical object with the greatest mass.
The moon
Jupiter
The Sun
Mars.
Is it day or night where the arrow is pointing?
Day
Night
Which ONE of the following is TRUE?
a solar eclipse can occur when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon
the Moon is seen by light from the Sun being reflected
the Moon always appears to be the same size because it moves at the same speed as the Earth
