Download 1 - STEM

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What is the name Approximately
of our galaxy?
how long does it
take the moon to
orbit the Earth?
4.
What movement
of the Earth
causes night and
day?
5.
3.
Which is the
smallest planet in
the Solar
System?
6.
What is the outer True or false:
Shadows are longer
layer of the
at midday than
Earth called?
sunrise or sunset?
7.
How many days
does it take the
Earth to orbit
the sun?
10.
What is the name
of the region full
of orbiting rocks
between Mars and
Jupiter?
8.
Which planet is
furthest from
the sun?
9.
Which is the
hottest planet in
the Solar
System?
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12.
What ‘T’ is
another name for
the rocky
planets?
What type of
planets are Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune?
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14.
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What shape are Which planet has Which planet has
the sun, moon and the most gravity? the brightest
Earth?
system of rings?
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17.
Which planet is
Which is the
known as ‘Earth’s biggest planet in
evil twin’?
the Solar
System?
18.
When was Pluto
discovered?
a) 1930
b) 1869
c) 1969
19.
Which member of
the Apollo 11
mission did NOT
set foot on the
moon?
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21.
What is the name How many planets
of the telescope are there in the
which orbits the Solar System?
Earth?
23.
How long does it What do we call
take the Earth to the phase of the
spin on its axis? moon where no
moon is visible?
24.
When is the sun
highest in the sky
at midday:
December or June?
25.
True or false: The
phases of the moon
are caused by the
relative positions of
the sun, moon and
Earth?
26.
What is Jupiter’s
red spot?
a) a volcano
b) a huge storm
c) a crater
27.
What was the
name of the
Apollo 11 module
which landed on
the moon?
28.
In what year did
man first step on
the moon?
a) 1930
b) 1869
c) 1969
29.
What nationality
was the first man
in space?
a) American
b) Chinese
c) Russian
30.
True or false:
The sun rises in
the west and sets
in the east?
Year 5 Treasure Hunt- Earth, Sun and Moon pupil answer sheet
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Year 5 Treasure Hunt- Earth, Sun & Moon teachers answers
Name _______________________
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Milky Way
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27/28 days
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Mercury
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The Earth spinning on
its axis
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The crust
6 false
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365 (and a quarter)
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Neptune
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Venus
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Asteroid Belt
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terrestrial
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Gas giants
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spherical
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Jupiter
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Saturn
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Venus
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Jupiter
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Michael Collins
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Hubble
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eight
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24 hours
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New Moon
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June
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true
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b) a huge storm
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The Eagle
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false
b) 1969
c) Russian
a) 1930