Year 7 Coming Down to Earth

A small orbiting body made of dust, ice and frozen gases is a __________

• Planet
• Comet
• Solar System
• Asteroid

The sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it is the __________

• Planet
• Comet
• Solar System
• Asteroid

Large bodies that revolve around the sun are ________

• Planets
• Comets
• Solar Systems
• Asteroids

A giant sphere of glowing gases is a ___________

• Galaxy
• Light-year
• Star
• Magnitude

Which planet is furthest away from the sun?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Jupiter
• Neptune

Which of the following is not necessary in the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• deposition
• compaction
• cementation
• earthquakes

Why do we have night and day?

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's revolution around the Sun
• The Sun rotating
• The moon block the sun

Earth's rotation causes all of the following EXCEPT

• day and night
• apparent movement of the sun across the sky
• changing shadows
• weather

What powers the water cycle?

• Sun
• Earth's rotation
• waves
• wind

Why is the water cycle important?

• It cools the Earth
• It provides us with clean water
• It looks cool when it rains
• Thunder is loud