Solar System

Question 1

What shape is the earth?

Answer 1

Spherical

Question 2

When are shadows longer - 12:00 or 15:00?

Answer 2

15:00

Question 3

What does the Earth orbit?

Answer 3

The Sun

Question 4

Where does the Sun rise?

Answer 4

East

Question 5

How long does the Earth take to move around the Sun?

Answer 5

A Year

Question 6

How long does the Earth take to spin around its axis?

Answer 6

A Day

Question 7

How often do you see a full moon?

Answer 7

Every 28 days

Question 8

What is the order of the planets?

Answer 8

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto)

Question 9

What makes up our Solar System?

Answer 9

The nine planets, the Sun, moons, asteroids, meteors and satellites

Question 10

What is Pluto

Answer 10

A Dwarf Planet

Question 11

What is an asteroid?

Answer 11

Giant boulders of rock

Question 12

What is the axis of the Earth?

Answer 12

The imaginary line through the Earth which runs from pole to pole

Question 13

What is an eclipse?

Answer 13

As the moon circles the Earth, it passes directly in front of the Sun and blocks out he light.

Question 14

What is gravity?

Answer 14

Force that pulls towards the centre of the Earth.

Question 15

What is an orbit?

Answer 15

Path that an object takes around another object in space

Question 16

What is a planet?

Answer 16

Something that orbits a star. e.g. The Sun, It must NOT be a satellite.

Question 17

What is a satellite?

Answer 17

Object, natural or man-made, that orbits something bigger than itself. e.g. Earth. The moon is Earth’s natural satellite.

Question 18

What is a Solar System?

Answer 18

System of planets which revolve around a star. e.g. The Sun.

Question 19

I am a star.
I am very hot.
I am an orange and red fire ball.
I am made of gas.
I have black spots on me.
What am I?

Answer 19

The Sun

Question 20

I am a small rocky planet.
I am the fourth planet from the Sun.
I have 2 moons. 
I have no water.
I look red because the iron on my planet has rusted.
What am I?

Answer 20

Mars

Question 21

I am the closest planet the Sun.
In the day I am very hot.
In the night I am freezing cold.
I have no moons.
I am orange/brown.
What am I?

Answer 21

Mercury

Question 22

I am the eighth planet from the Sun.
I am covered with blue clouds.
I have eight moons.
I am very cold because I am so far away from the Sun.
I have small rings.
I am blue.
What am I?

Answer 22

Neptune

Question 23

I am the hottest planet.
I am the second closest to the Sun.
I am the closest planet to Earth.
I have no moons.
I am orange.
What am I?

Answer 23

Venus

Question 24

I have eighteen moons.
I am light orange.
I have the biggest rings.
I am the sixth planet from the Sun.
What am I?

Answer 24

Saturn

Question 25

``` I am the coldest planet. I am the furthest from the Sun. I have one moon. I am the smallest planet. I am light blue/grey. What am I? ```

Answer 25

Pluto

Question 26

``` I have fifteen moons. I am blue/green. I am the seventh planet from the Sun. I am four times the size of Earth. I have thin, widely separated rings. What am I? ```

Answer 26

Uranus

Question 27

``` I am the biggest planet. I have sixteen moons. I am yellow/orange. I have a giant red spot. I have thin rings around me. What am I? ```

Answer 27

Jupiter

Question 28

I am the third planet from the Sun. I have life. I have air and water. What am I?

Answer 28

Earth

Question 29

What is the imaginary line running through Earth called?

Answer 29

Axis

Question 30

How long does it take for the Earth to go through one complete turn on its axis?

Answer 30

24 hours (1 day)

Question 31

How do we get the day?

Answer 31

The side of the Earth facing the Sun is lit up, so it is daytime on this side.

Question 32

How do we get night?

Answer 32

The side of the Earth facing away from the Sun is dark and therefore night time on this side.

Question 33

Are stars still there in the day?

Answer 33

Yes, but it is too bright to see them.

Question 34

How do we get seasons?

Answer 34

The axis of the earth is slightly tilted, which means that one corner of the earth facing the Sun (summer) will be warmer than the other corner facing the sun (spring).