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