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Year 5 Space End of Unit Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many planets are there in our solar system?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

2.

Which is the correct order of the planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Uranus, Neptune

3.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Neptune

d)

Pluto

4.

Which planet is furthest from the Sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Pluto

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

5.

All of the planets orbit in an ............... direction

a)

up and down

b)

clockwise

c)

anti-clockwise

d)

in and out

6.

What force keeps the planets orbiting the Sun?

a)

Wind

b)

Gravity

c)

Electricity

d)

Magnetism

7.

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

7 days

c)

30 days

d)

365 days

8.

What shape are the planets?

a)

Flat

b)

Square

c)

Spherical

d)

Pyramid

9.

The Earth rotates on its .........

a)

head

b)

axis

c)

feet

d)

imaginary line

10.

One rotation of the Earth takes ...

a)

60 seconds

b)

365 days

c)

7 days

d)

24 hours

11.

The tilt of the Earth causes ........

a)

The seasons

b)

Day and night

c)

Rain and sun

d)

volcanic eruptions

12.

What causes day and night?

a)

The lights being switched off

b)

Other planets blocking the light

c)

The Earth's position in relation to the sun

d)

The sun turning around

13.

What causes the different phases of the moon?

a)

I don't know

b)

sunlight shining behind it

c)

how the moon is rotating

d)

the amount of sunlight reflecting off it