Earth and Space

The sun in our solar system is

• a planet

• a star

• a supernova

• a black hole

The Earth takes how long to complete one rotation on its axis

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 7 days

• 365.25 days

The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of

• 21 degrees

• 23 degrees

• 25 degrees

• 27 degrees

A leap year occurs every

• year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

Identify what is formed when waters vapour condenses in the atmospere

• oceans

• rivers

• steam

• clouds

Select the coreect term that best describes the Earth's path as it travels around the sun.

• a revolution

• a rotation

• an orbit

• a trail

Identify how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun

• 5 minutes

• 24 hours

• 4 months

• 365.25 days

Identify the correct order of planets in the Solar System (plantets only)

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

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

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

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

Identify how humans impact the water cycle

Determine which list contains only renewable resources

• Biomass, solar, wind and hydropower

• Solar, nuclear, wind and coal

• Wind, coal, petrol, nuclear

• Nuclear, geothermal, wind and biomass