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The document contains questions related to astronomy, including identifying celestial objects visible without a telescope, matching definitions to terms like asteroid and comet, and explaining phenomena such as day and night. It also includes diagrams of the Solar System and questions about the positions of planets and distances between them. Additionally, it prompts the reader to complete sentences using specific words related to astronomy.

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Definitions:: 1 2 3 4 A B C D

The document contains questions related to astronomy, including identifying celestial objects visible without a telescope, matching definitions to terms like asteroid and comet, and explaining phenomena such as day and night. It also includes diagrams of the Solar System and questions about the positions of planets and distances between them. Additionally, it prompts the reader to complete sentences using specific words related to astronomy.

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a Which objects can you see without using

a telescope? [1]
b Explain why you cannot put the objects
in order of size. [1]
1 Match each object to its correct definition. c ‘Mercury’ could form a group with two other
Write out the numbers and the letters. words on the list. Which two, and why? [1]
Definitions: d ‘Sun’ could form a pair with one other
1 a piece of dust or rock that burns up in word on the list. Which one, and why? [1]
the atmosphere 5 Here is a diagram of the first four planets in the
2 a piece of rock in an orbit between Mars Solar System.
and Jupiter
3 a meteor that has landed on the ground
4 a big, dirty snowball that orbits the Sun A

Words:
A asteroid
Venus
B comet
C meteor
B Sun Earth
D meteorite [4]
2 Which of these statements explains why
we have day and night?
Mercury
a The Earth orbits the Sun once a day.
b The Sun orbits the Earth once a day.
c The Sun spins on its axis once a day. C

d The Earth spins on its axis once a day. [1]


3 Look at the diagram of the Solar System.
not to scale Mars
4
a How many months later than its position
shown above will the Earth be at A? [1]
b How many months later than its position
shown above will the Earth be at B? [1]
c How many months later than its position
1 2 3 5 shown above will the Earth be at C? [1]

Write the number that shows where you find: d The distance between the Sun and Mercury
is 60 million km. The distance between the
a the inner planets [1]
Earth and the Sun is 150 million km. Work
b the outer planets [1] out the closest distance that Mercury gets
c the asteroid belt [1] to the Earth. [2]
d a comet [1] e Use the diagram to explain why we see different
e a star. [1] stars at different times of the year. [1]

4 Here is a list of objects that you can see from the 6 Copy and complete these sentences. You may use
Earth, with the naked eye or with a telescope. each word once, more than once, or not at all.

Sun comet Jupiter’s moon star (not our Sun) away from towards north south day month
year equator axis shorter longer
Moon planet Earth Venus Mercury

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