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WorksheetsC2 Assessment on The Soar Sytem
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is "revolution"?
The time it takes a planet to finish one rotation on its axis.
A moment in the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest north or south from Earth’s Equator
The time it takes a planet to orbit its star once.
Tip or slope in one direction
A repeating path that one object in space takes around another is known as what?
tilt
orbit
rotation
revolution
What is the shape of a planet’s orbit?
circular
irregular
elliptical
square
The longest day of the year occurs at the winter solstice. True or False?
True
False
During which season does Australia tilt towards the sun?
Winter
Summer
Autumn
Spring
Which Australian season is represented in the diagram showing half the Earth in sunlight?
Winter
Summer
Autumn
Spring
What is the name of the line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Axis
Orbit
Equator
Tilt
Which term describes the longest or shortest day of the year?
Equinox
Solstice
Leap
Sunset
Which term refers to a year with an extra day added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year?
Leap
Solstice
Equinox
Revolution
Which term refers to the star at the centre of our solar system?
Earth
Sun
Moon
Equator
The longest day of the year occurs on the ------------------ in Australia.
(a)
The shortest day of the year occurs on the ------------------ in Australia.
(a)
Choose the two dates that have equal amount of daylight and night.
(a)
Rotation and revolution-sort differences and similarities
causes day and night
affects the length of a year
helps keep time
involves the sun
involves the earth
Explain the difference between the revolution and rotation of the Earth.
What is a star?
A star is yellow
A star is a body of liquid.
A star is a white body made up of liquids.
A star is a body of hot gases that makes its own light and heat.
The Sun is a...
satellite
planet
star
moon
Label the diagram:
