Year 5 Space End of Unit Quiz

How many planets are there in our solar system?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Which is the correct order of the planets?

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

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

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

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

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Pluto

Which planet is furthest from the Sun?

• Neptune

• Pluto

• Earth

• Venus

All of the planets orbit in an ............... direction

• up and down

• clockwise

• anti-clockwise

• in and out

What force keeps the planets orbiting the Sun?

• Wind

• Gravity

• Electricity

• Magnetism

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 7 days

• 30 days

• 365 days

What shape are the planets?

• Flat

• Square

• Spherical

• Pyramid

The Earth rotates on its .........

• head

• axis

• feet

• imaginary line

One rotation of the Earth takes ...

• 60 seconds

• 365 days

• 7 days

• 24 hours