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SCIENCE EXERCISE OF CHAPTER 12 GRADE 6 SEMESTER 2
SD ISLAM AL AZHAR 14 SEMARANG
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025
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1. The Solar System is made up of planets and other objects.
Tick (√) the box next to the correct statement.
All the planets have moons.
The heat of the Sun keeps the planets in orbit.
The planets move in a clockwise direction.
The planets orbit the Sun in elliptical paths.
2. The diagrams show two types of movement of a planet in the Solar System.
Label the diagrams. Use the following words.
revolution rotation
Revolution Rotation
3. The Moon takes about 28 days to spin on its axis once.
It moves completely around Earth in the same time.
What does this cause? Circle the correct answer.
the Moon does not seem to rotate in relation to Earth
the Moon does not seem to revolve around the Sun
4. A year on Earth is 365¼ days.
(a) Ann is 12 years old. Her age on Mercury would be about four times her age on Earth.
Why?
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(b) On which planet in the Solar System would Ann take the longest time to reach the
age of 12 years?
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5. The planets in the Solar System move.
How are their movements similar and different?
Complete the table by writing one similarity and one difference.
Similarity Difference
6. The Moon reflects light from the Sun. The side of the Moon that is facing the Sun is lit. The
other side is dark.
Which side of the Moon do we see from Earth? Circle the correct answer.
lit side dark side
7. The shape of the Moon appears different on different days.
What causes this? Tick (√) the correct answer.
the orbiting of Earth around the Sun
the orbiting of the Moon around Earth
the orbiting of the Sun around the Moon
8. Sabrah draws some phases of the Moon.
Write 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the boxes to put the phases in order of appearance. Start with the
full moon.
9. As the Moon orbits Earth, it is lit up by the Sun.
(a) In the diagram below, draw an “X” on the orbit to show the position of the Moon
during a new moon.
(b) We see different amounts of the lit side of the Moon on different days. How does the
amount of the lit side that we see change from a new moon to a full moon?
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10. The diagram shows the position of the Moon on a certain day.
Is point X on the Moon lit or in darkness? Explain.
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ANSWERS
1. The planets orbit the Sun in elliptical paths.
2.
revolution rotation
3. the Moon does not seem to rotate in relation to Earth
4. (a) Mercury takes a shorter time to orbit the Sun once. So, a year on Mercury is shorter
than a year on Earth.
(b) Neptune
5.
Similarity Difference
They orbit the Sun. They take different amounts of time
They move in an elliptical orbit. to orbit the Sun.
They all move in an anticlockwise
direction.
They rotate on their axes.
6. lit side
7. the orbiting of the Moon around Earth
8.
9. (a)
(b) The amount of the lit side that we see increases.
10. Point X is lit. It is facing the Sun.