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Earth and Space

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Earth and the Moon move in an (a)   direction.

2.

How long does it take Earth to spin on its axis?

a)

25 hours

b)

24 hours/1 day

c)

1 month

d)

1 year

3.

How long does the Earth's orbit of the sun take?

a)

24 hours

b)

1 week

c)

1 year / 365 days

d)

48 hoursds

4.

How many equinoxes are there per year ?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.

How many solstices are there per year ?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

In which seasons do the equinoxes occur ?

a)

Spring / summer

b)

Summer / winter

c)

Spring / autumn

d)

Summer / autumn

7.

In which seasons do the solstices occur ?

a)

Spring / summer

b)

Autumn / winter

c)

Spring / autumn

d)

Summer / winter

8.

Who was the first man landing in the moon in 1969?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Aristotle

c)

Newton

d)

Neil Armstrong

9.

In an Equinox there are...

a)

more daylight hours than darkness.

b)

more darkness than daylight hours.

c)

12 daylight hours and 12 darkness hours

10.

During the winter Solstice there are...

a)

more daylight hours than darkness hours.

b)

more darkness hours than daylight hours.

c)

12 daylight hours and 12 darkness hours.

11.

During the summer solstice there are...

a)

more daylight hours than darkness hours.

b)

more darkness hours than daylight hours.

c)

12 daylight hours and 12 darkness hours.

12.

What is the name of this moon?

(a)  

13.

What is the name of this moon?

(a)  

14.

The rise and fall of seas and oceans is called (a)  

15.

For spherical 3D depictions (to represent the Earth in 3D) we use

a)

physicap maps

b)

a globe

c)

political maps

16.

For flat 2D representations we use

a)

maps

b)

a globe

17.

We use (a)   maps to represent landscape features (such as deserts, mountains and rivers).

18.

We use (a)   maps to show man-made features (such as cities, roads and borders).

19.

Which book contains a huge amount of (a lot of) political and physical maps.

(a)  

20.

Tides are caused by the ________ _________ of the moon and of the sun.

(a)  

21.

The USSR sent the first animal into the space, a dog called_____________

a)

Laika

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Sputnik 2

22.

What can you see in the picture?

a)

A telescope

b)

An International Space Station

23.

What is the name of this moon?

(a)  

24.

What is the name of this moon?

(a)