Key Stage 2
Science
Earth, Sun and Moon

Starter quiz

  • Which of these is a planet?
    • The Sun
      The Sun
    • Earth
      Earth  ✓
    • The Moon
      The Moon
  • Match the movement to the correct description.
    • clockwise
      ⇔
      Moving around in the same direction as the hands on a clock. ✓
    • anticlockwise
      ⇔
      Moving in the opposite direction to the hands on a clock. ✓
    • rotation
      ⇔
      Spinning around on an axis. ✓
  • Starting with the smallest, put these objects in space in order of size.
    • 1
      ⇔
      The Moon
    • 2
      ⇔
      Earth
    • 3
      ⇔
      The Sun
  • Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Venus are all examples of ______.
    • 'planets' ✓
  • One Earth day is ______ hours.
    • '24' ✓
  • Which of these explains why the Sun appears to move across the sky each day?
    Which of these explains why the Sun appears to move across the sky each day?
    • The Sun travels through space from east to west.
    • The Sun moves around Earth.
    • Earth rotates on its axis.  ✓
    • The Sun rotates on its axis.
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