What shape is the Sun, Earth and Moon?
Flat disc
Flat square
Cuboid
Spherical
Which of these famous people thought that the Earth was round?
Cleopatra
Aristotle
Queen Elizabeth I
Mulan
Which is the largest out pf these?
Earth
Jupiter
Sun
Moon
Which is the smallest out of these?
Earth
Jupiter
Sun
Moon
Which of these planets orbits the same star as the Earth? You only need to choose one answer
Neptune
Venus
Saturn
Mercury
Why is Pluto not considered a planet anymore?
It is too closely associated with Disney
It is too far away from the Sun
It now belongs to another solar system
It is too small and so is classed as a dwarf planet
Finish this sentence: In our solar system, the Sun__________________
Orbits the Earth
Spins on an axis
Orbits the Moon
Does not move
How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun once?
1 day
365 days and a quarter
1 month
14 days
How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth once?
12 hours
28 days (1 month)
1 day
365 days and a quarter
How long does it take for the Earth to spin once on its axis?
28 days (1 month)
6 months
24 hours
365 days and a quarter
Where is the Sun in the sky at sunrise and sunset?
Low
High
Where is the Sun in the sky at midday?
High
Low
At what time of the day are our shadows at their shortest?
Sunrise
9.00
Sunset
Midday
At what times of the day are our shadows at their longest? Choose 1 of the 2 possible answer
Sunrise
Sunset
Midday
9.00
Complete the phrase: the Sun rises in the_________,
East
North
South
West
Complete the phrase: the Sun sets in the_________,
North
East
West
South
