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Quick Quiz

On your answer sheet, write in or circle the correct letter for each question.

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1 The Sun rises and sets every day because: 1 We have different seasons during the
year because:
A the Sun moves around the Earth.
A the Earth’s axis is tilted.
B the Earth moves around the Sun.
B the Moon moves around the Earth.
C the Earth spins on its axis once every
12 hours. C the Sun moves around the Earth.
D the Earth spins on its axis once every D there are 12 months in the year.
24 hours. 2 Which statement is true?
2 The Moon appears to be different shapes A In Britain we get more daylight in
at different times because: summer and less in winter.
A the Moon orbits the Earth. B Daylight and night are the same length
in summer and winter.
B the Moon spins on its axis once
each month. C We get less daylight in summer and
more in winter.
C we cannot always see all of the lit part
of the Moon. D We get most daylight in the spring.
D there is no air on the Moon. 3 The Sun at midday:
3 Which statement best describes our A is highest in the spring.
current ideas about the Solar System? B is highest in the summer.
A The planets all move in circular orbits C is highest in the autumn.
around the Earth.
D is highest in the winter.
B The planets all move in circular orbits
around the Sun. 4 The Sun feels warmer in summer because:
C The planets all move in elliptical orbits A the Earth is closer to the Sun.
around the Sun. B the Earth is further away from the Sun.
D The planets all move in elliptical orbits C the Sun’s rays are more concentrated.
around the Earth.
D the Sun’s rays are more spread out.
4 Why do we believe that our current model
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A We can see the elliptical orbits. 1 Which statement is not true?
B It can accurately predict the A A south pole repels a north pole.
movements of the planets.
B A south pole repels a south pole.
C It agrees with religious ideas.
C A north pole attracts a south pole.
D We have sent people to visit the Moon.
D A north pole repels a north pole.
2 A magnetic field is:
A a piece of ground with lots of iron in it.
B the space around a magnet where it
attracts magnetic materials.
C the space around a magnet where it
attracts all metals.
D the space around a magnet where it
repels magnetic materials.

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Quick Quiz

4 A bag of sugar has a mass of 1 kg. What is

magnetic field of a bar magnet? its weight on Earth?
A 1N B 10 N
C 10 kg D 0.1 N

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1 Stars are:
A lumps of hot rock in space.
B huge balls of burning gas, like the Sun.

4 The Earth’s north magnetic pole is: C balls of burning gas, like the Moon.

A near the North pole. D all very close to the Earth.

B near the South pole. 2 Which is the best description of a

constellation?
C at the South pole.
A a group of stars that appear to be close
D at the North pole. to one another when we look at them.

8Ld B millions of stars that form a spiral shape

1 Which statement is not true? C a group of stars that are only a few light
years from each other
A The Earth attracts objects because it
has a large mass. D lines in the sky that join stars to
each other
B You are attracting this quiz paper with
a small force of gravity. 3 The stars appear to move across the sky at
night because:
C Only large objects like the Earth
produce a force of gravity. A the Earth is orbiting the Moon.

D Your body is attracting the Earth. B the Earth is orbiting the Sun.

2 Gravity: C the Earth is spinning on its axis.

A gets less if two objects get D the Earth’s axis is tilted.

closer together. 4 Which list shows things in order of size,
B gets stronger if two objects get starting with the smallest?
further apart. A galaxy, star, planet
C gets less if two objects get B planet, star, galaxy
further apart.
C star, planet, galaxy
D does not depend on distance.
D star, galaxy, planet
3 The planets stay in their orbits around the
Sun because of:
A the gravity of the Moon.
B the gravity of the Sun.
C magnetism.
D the gravity pull of the Earth.

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