The Sun and it's effect on Earth

Question 1

A. How many planets are there?

B. Which number is Earth?

Answer 1

A. 8

B. 3

Question 2

Planets move around the Sun in a path called an….

Answer 2

orbit

Question 3

Earth is the perfect distance from the Sun to support life. What does it receive to support life?

Answer 3

heat and light

Question 4

The Sun is a star. What it is made of?

Answer 4

The sun is a huge ball of very hot gas

Question 5

Which is bigger- Sun or the earth?

Answer 5

The Sun. It is 110 times bigger than the earth

Question 6

Why do we say the Sun is a star?

Answer 6

All starts are huge balls of hot gas and the Sun is a ball of very hot gas

Question 7

How far away if the Sun from the earth?

Answer 7

115 million kms. This is hard to imagine as there is no such distance even on earth

Question 8

What would the earth be like if the Sun was not as close as it was or did not exist?

Answer 8

It would be very cold and dark and plants and animals would not survive

Question 9

Why do other stars not provide the heat and light that the Sun does?

Answer 9

They are too far away

Question 10

What is the closest star to the earth?

Answer 10

the Sun

Question 11

What is the definition of the Solar system?

Answer 11

The Solar system is the Sun and all the objects that move around it

Question 12

There is a word that we use when we talk about things that are linked to the Sun or use the Sun in some way. What is that word? Do you know why we use that word?

Answer 12

The word is SOLAR. The word ‘sol’ is the latin word for sun and so it is the root word of SOLar. Therefore the Sun is part of the SOLAR system

Question 13

Why is it called Solar power?

Answer 13

Because it uses the rays from the Sun to create power

Question 14

Which if these statements is not true:
A. Each planet is the same distance from the sun
B. Each planet has a name
C. Each planet moves in it’s own orbit

Answer 14

A. Each planet is the same distance from the Sun.

This is not true. They are all different distances from the Sun

Question 15

True or False:

The planets are not all the same size and do not all look the same

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Which planet in our solar system is the hottest ans why?

Answer 16

Mercury. Because it is the closest to the sun

Question 17

Which is the biggest planet in our solar system?

Answer 17

Jupiter

Question 18

Life on Earth needs water and energy for life. What thing helps provide these things?

Answer 18

The sun’s heat and light energy help provide these things.

The Sun starts the process for providing evaporation of water bodies to make rain which then fall on plants. The heat and light also is needed to make the plants grow. The plants then provide energy for animals. The sun start the ENERGY CHAIN.

Question 19

True or False:

No new water is being made on Earth

Answer 19

True.

The same water goes around in the water cycle.

Question 20

Remember the water cycle?

The sun heats water on the earth….
Water evaporates….
Then what?

Answer 20

Water vapour cools and condenses and clouds form. Then rain falls bringing liquid water to the earth

Question 21

Why is the water cycle necessary for life on earth?

Answer 21

Water cycle is important because it brings rain to the plants and animals which is then the energy for life

Question 22

What would happen to the water cycle and life on earth if the earth did not receive heat from the Sun?

Answer 22

There would not be any rain and the water that all life needs to survive.

Question 23

Which statement is false?

A. A star is a planet
B. The Sun is the biggest object in the solar system

Answer 23

A. A star is a planet. FALSE

A star is a star. A planet does not make it’s own heat and light like a star does because it is not made of hot gas.

Question 24

What happens to water on planets that are much closer to the Sun?
and farther from the Sun?

Answer 24

Closer to the Sun: water evaporates

further from the Sun: water freezes

Question 25

True or false:

Mars is known as the red planet because it is covered in red trees

Answer 25

False!

It is known as the red planet because it is covered in red soil

Question 26

True or false:

Saturn is the the second largest planet

Answer 26

True.

Jupiter is the largest

Question 27

How is Uranus different to the other planets?

Answer 27

It spins on it’s side

Question 28

How many moons does Jupiter have?

Answer 28

16

Question 29

Venus is known as the bright planet- why?

Answer 29

It’s cloud reflect the sunlight and it appears brighter

Question 30

Name all the planets in our solar system planets in order starting closest to the Sun….

Answer 30

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune