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Year 5/6 Earth and Space

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What shape are the Earth, Moon, and Sun?

a)

Flat

b)

Square

c)

Spherical

d)

Triangular

2.

What is the solar system?

a)

A group of stars

b)

A collection of planets orbiting the Sun

c)

A single planet

d)

A type of galaxy

3.

How does the Earth move relative to the Sun?

a)

It stays still

b)

It orbits around the Sun

c)

It moves away from the Sun

d)

It moves towards the Sun

4.

What causes day and night on Earth?

a)

The Earth's orbit around the Sun

b)

The Earth's rotation on its axis

c)

The Moon blocking the Sun

d)

The Sun moving around the Earth

5.

Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky?

a)

The Sun is moving

b)

The Earth is rotating

c)

The Moon is moving

d)

The stars are moving

6.

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

a)

24 hours

b)

7 days

c)

30 days

d)

365 days

7.

What is the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth?

a)

The Moon orbits the Earth

b)

The Moon stays still

c)

The Moon orbits the Sun

d)

The Moon moves away from the Earth

8.

What are the phases of the Moon?

a)

Different shapes of the Moon visible from Earth

b)

The Moon changing colour

c)

The Moon moving faster

d)

The Moon getting bigger

9.

How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth?

a)

1 day

b)

7 days

c)

27.3 days

d)

365 days

10.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

11.

What is the main source of light for the Earth?

a)

The Moon

b)

The Sun

c)

The stars

d)

The planets

12.

What is the shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun?

a)

Circular

b)

Square

c)

Elliptical

d)

Triangular

13.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

14.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

15.

What is the term for the path a planet takes around the Sun?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Orbit

d)

Axis

16.
Identify the planets in the solar system.
17.
Identify the different phases of the moon shown in the image.
18.

What kind of model does this show and which astonomer would have suggested this?

a)
Geocentric model suggested by Galileo Galilei.
b)
Heliocentric model suggested by Nicolaus Copernicus.
c)
Flat Earth model suggested by Eratosthenes.
d)
Quantum model suggested by Albert Einstein.
19.

What type of model does this show and which astronomer would have suggested it?

a)

Geocentric model, suggested by Ptolemy

b)
Flat Earth model, suggested by Eratosthenes.
c)
Steady State model, suggested by Fred Hoyle.
d)
Heliocentric model, suggested by Nicolaus Copernicus.
20.

Who was the first man on the moon?

a)
Buzz Aldrin
b)
Yuri Gagarin
c)
Michael Collins
d)
Neil Armstrong
21.

In what year did Neil Armstrong first land on the moon?

a)
1972
b)
1965
c)
1969
d)
1975
22.

The earth spins on it's own (a)  

23.

Choose the correct one:

Earth is one of the

a)

axis

b)

planets

c)

meteor