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7L End of Unit Test

Name Class

1 a The planet we live on is called .


b Is it daytime at place A or B?

A
7 B
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[2 marks]
2 a The path a planet follows around the Sun is called its .
b How long does it take for the Earth to go around the Sun once? Underline the
closest answer:
24 hours 1 day 1 month 1 year

c How long does it take for the Moon to go around the Earth once? Underline
the closest answer:
24 hours 1 day 1 month 1 year

[3 marks]
3 a This diagram shows part of the Solar System. Fill in the missing names.
Not to scale
Jupiter

S
U
N
Mercury Earth

b How many planets are in the Solar System altogether?


c Which planet is colder, Mercury or Saturn?
d Explain your answer to part c.

[5 marks]

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7L End of Unit Test (continued)

4 This diagram shows where the Sun appears in the morning and the evening.

Morning Evening

E W

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a Draw the position of the Sun in the middle of the day.
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b Draw the shadow the stick would make in the morning.
c When in the day would the shadow of the stick be shortest?

[3 marks]
5 Write TRUE or FALSE next to these statements:
The Sun is a star. We see it because it reflects light from the Earth.
The Sun is a star. It makes its own light.
The Moon does not make its own light. We see it because it
reflects light from the Sun.
The Moon is a star. We see it because it reflects light from the Sun.
[2 marks]
6 A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon is in the shadow of the Earth.
This diagram shows the Sun and the Earth.

Earth

Sun
Not to scale

a Draw lines on the diagram to show where the shadow of the Earth would be,
and label the shadow.
b Draw the Moon in the place it would be during a lunar eclipse.
[2 marks]
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7L End of Unit Test (continued)

7 Write these things in order of size, starting with the smallest:


Universe Earth Galaxy Moon Solar System Sun

[1 mark]
8 Many stars are much bigger and brighter than our Sun. Why does our Sun look
brighter?

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9 This diagram shows the Earth at two different positions in its orbit.

Sun

in the UK in the UK

a Write ‘summer’ and ‘winter’ under the correct parts of the diagram.
b Draw an X on the diagram to show where the Earth would be when it is
spring in the UK.
c Give two differences between summer and winter in the UK.

[4 marks]

10 If you live near the Equator the Sun usually feels hotter than it does in the UK.
Explain why. Use a diagram to help you to explain.

[2 marks]

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