Module 12 - The Solar System

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Module 12 - The Solar System - Revision Quiz

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No.	Question	Answer
1	The Sun appears to move across the sky in which direction?	Select your answer ----------------- West to east East to west North to South South to North
2	What causes night and day? Is it: A: Because the Earth orbits the Sun B: Because the Earth is closer to the Sun sometimes C:Because the Earth's axis is on a tilt D: Because the Earth spins on its axis	Select your answer ----------------- A B C D
3	In summer the Sun is:	Select your answer ----------------- Lower in the sky Higher in the sky The same height in the sky
4	What causes the seasons? Is it: A: Because the Earth orbits the Sun B: Because the Earth is closer to the Sun sometimes C:Because the Earth's axis is on a tilt D: Because the Earth spins on its axis	Select your answer ----------------- A B C D
5	The length of time for the Earth to orbit the Sun once is:	Select your answer ----------------- About 24 hours About 28 days About 365 days
6	The length of time for the Earth to spin once on its axis is:	Select your answer ----------------- About 24 hours About 28 days About 365 days
7	The length of time for the Moon to orbit the Earth once is:	Select your answer ----------------- About 24 hours About 28 days About 365 days
8	When the Moon's shadow falls on the Earth we get	Select your answer ----------------- A lunar eclipse A solar eclipse A new moon A full moon
9	When Earth's shadow falls onto the Moon we get	Select your answer ----------------- A lunar eclipse A solar eclipse A new moon A full moon
10	Which is the largest planet?	Select your answer ----------------- The Sun Jupiter Saturn Earth
11	Which planet is closest to the sun?	Select your answer ----------------- Mars Earth Mercury Venus
12	Which planet is furthest from the Sun?	Select your answer ----------------- Pluto Uranus Saturn
13	Which planet is famous for its rings?	Select your answer ----------------- Earth Mars Saturn Venus
14	What force keeps the planets orbitting the Sun?	Select your answer ----------------- Friction The vacuum Air Resistance Gravity
15	How many hours of daylight are there each day at the North Pole in December?	Select your answer ----------------- 12 hours 24 hours 0 hours
16	How many hours of daylight are there each day at the South Pole in December?	Select your answer ----------------- 12 hours 24 hours 0 hours
17	When the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun how does it appear?	Select your answer ----------------- As a new moon As a full moon As a gibbous moon As a crescent moon
18	Compared to a year on Earth, a year on Mars is:	Select your answer ----------------- Shorter Longer The same length
19	How long does light from the Sun take to reach Earth?	Select your answer ----------------- Arrives instantly One day Eight minutes One hour
20	The Sun is:	Select your answer ----------------- A star A planet A galaxy
21	Which of the following gives the correct order for the planets in distance away from the Sun? A) Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto B) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto C) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto D) Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto?	Select your answer ----------------- A B C D

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