7L: Solar system and beyond

We can tell which elements are present in stars with a
1. spectrometer
2. thermometer
3. pyrometer
4. telescope
We get day and night because
1. the Earth spins on its axis
2. the Earth goes around the Sun
3. the Earth's axis is tilted
4. the Moon gets between the Earth and the Sun
We get seasons because
1. the Earth's axis is tilted
2. the Earth spins on its axis
3. the Earth's axis is tilted
4. the Moon gets between the Earth and the Sun
We see an eclipse of the Sun because
1. the Moon gets between the Earth and the Sun
2. the Earth's axis is tilted
3. the Earth spins on its axis
4. the Earth's axis is tilted
Our nearest star is
1. the Sun
2. Proxima Centauri
3. 4.3 light years away
4. Orion
the sun rises in the
1. east
2. west
3. north
4. south
the sun sets in the
1. west
2. east
3. south
4. morning
stars are
1. much bigger than planets
2. the same size as planets
3. smaller than our sun
4. smaller than planets
the word "planet" means
1. "wandering star"
2. the same as "star"
3. "home"
4. "rock"
in Britain, in the summer, the northern hemisphere is
1. tilted towards the sun
2. closer to the sun
3. further away from the sun
4. tilted away from the sun
a "day" is
1. the time it takes for the Earth to spin once
2. the time it takes for the Earth to go around the Sun
3. the time it takes for the Moon to go around the Earth
4. the time between sunset and sunrise
a "year" is
1. the time it takes for the Earth to go around the Sun
2. the time it takes for the Earth to spin once
3. the time it takes for the Moon to go around the Earth
4. the time between sunset and sunrise
a "lunar month is"
1. the time it takes for the Moon to go around the Earth
2. the time it takes for the Earth to go around the Sun
3. the time it takes for the Earth to spin once
4. the time between sunset and sunrise
The star "Polaris"
1. happens to be lined up with our North pole
2. is our nearest star
3. is the brightest star in the night sky
4. is directly over the equator
if the Earth's axis were not tilted
1. we would not have seasons
2. we would not have day and night
3. we would be too close to the sun
4. the Earth would freeze in the winter
In the summer, at mid-day on a sunny day
1. shadows are shorter than in the winter
2. shadows are longer than in the winter
3. shadows are not formed
4. the sun is directly overhead in Britain
at mid-day, the Sun is always
1. due South of you
2. due North of you
3. directly overhead
4. due East of you
in an eclipse of the Sun,
1. the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth
2. the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun
3. the Sun is between the Moon and the Earth
4. the Moon is blocked by the Sun
The Moon's shape appears to change from night to night. We call the shapes
1. phases
2. orbits
3. ecliptic
4. eclipses
The plane in which the planets orbit is called the
1. ecliptic
2. eclipse
3. orbit
4. galaxy
the closest planet to the Sun is
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Pluto
4. Jupiter
the hottest planet is
1. Venus
2. Mercury
3. Mars
4. Jupiter
the only planet at the right temperature for liquid water is
1. Earth
2. Venus
3. Mars
4. Mercury
asteroids are
1. a band of rocks beyond Mars' orbit
2. debris from a planet which exploded
3. "shooting stars"
4. meteorites
the largest planet is
1. Jupiter
2. Earth
3. Saturn
4. Neptune
William Herschel discovered
1. Uranus
2. the Moon
3. Neptune
4. Pluto
Galileo discovered
1. four moons of Jupiter
2. Jupiter
3. Saturn
4. Pluto
the "Milky Way" is
1. The galaxy that we're inside
2. our solar system
3. the asteroid belt
4. where comets orbit, beyond Pluto
the fifth planet from the Sun is
1. Jupiter
2. Mars
3. Saturn
4. Venus
The second planet from the Sun is
1. Venus
2. Earth
3. Mercury
4. Mars
Planets
1. are made of rock or gas, and do not give off their own light
2. are bigger than stars
3. shine brightly with their own light
4. are further away than stars
Galileo was in conflict with the Church because
1. he claimed the Earth was not the centre of the solar system
2. he claimed that the Earth was the centre of the solar system
3. of his ideas about gravity
4. he claimed that God did not make the Earth
a galaxy is
1. billions of stars, sometimes in a spiral shape
2. a large planet
3. a constellation
4. a bright star