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