Year 4 LO9 - What is there out in space?

Front

Why do the Sun and the moon appear to be the same size from Earth?

Back

The Sun is much more far away from Earth than the moon.

Front

Why does the Moon shine at night despite being made of rock and having no light of its own?

Back

The Moon reflects the light from the Sun.

Front

Is the following statement correct? The Earth and the other planets orbit or move around the Sun.

Back

True

Front

Which of the following planets is closest to the Sun? Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth

Back

Mercury

Front

Which scientist discovered that the sun was the centre of the solar system?

Back

Nicolaus Copernicus

Front

Which one of the following celestial bodies is closer to the Earth? The Sun, The Moon, Neptune, Saturn

Back

The Moon

Front

Which planet takes the longest to orbit the sun?

Back

Neptune

Front

As a planet’s distance from the Sun increases, the planet’s time to orbit the sun ____________________. Options: increases, decreases, stays the same.

Back

increases

Front

Out of the following planets, which has the shortest year? Venus, Earth, Saturn, Mars

Back

Venus