1) What shape are the Earth, Sun and Moon? a) Circular b) Oval c) Spherical 2) Which is the biggest? a) Earth b) Sun c) Moon 3) Which of these is a planet? a) Earth b) Sun c) Moon 4) The sun is a star. a) True b) False 5) The Moon makes it own light to shine on the Earth. a) True b) False 6) How long does it take the Earth to rotate? a) 12 hours b) 24 hours c) 28 days d) 365.25 days 7) How long does it take for the Earth to Orbit the sun? a) 24hrs b) 28.5 days c) 365 days d) 365.25 days 8) What nationality was the first man on the moon? a) Russian b) English c) American d) Chinese 9) How has the space shuttle provided proof that the Earth is a sphere? a) They used machines to measure it. b) They have seen the whole globe through the window c) They are very clever and worked it out. 10) When is the sun at its highest in the sky? a) 1am b) 9am c) 12pm d) 5pm 11) In what season do we get the most daylight? a) Winter b) Autumn c) Spring d) Summer 12) Every day the sun appears to move across the sky. What is really happening? a) The sun is rotating b) The earth is rotating c) The moon is rotating 13) The Earth rotates on a tilt. a) True b) False 14) Which side of the earth is in day time? a) The side facing the sun b) The side NOT facing the sun. 15) Which side of the Earth is in night time? a) The side facing the sun. b) The side NOT facing the sun. 16) What is the distance from the Earth to the Sun? a) 200km b) 2000km c) 15,000km d) 150,000,000km 17) What is the distance from the Earth to the Moon? a) 2000km b) 400,000km c) 34,500km d) 150,000,000km 18) Where does the sun rise? a) North b) South c) East d) West 19) Where does the Sun set? a) North b) South c) East d) West 20) What is an equinox? a) When the sun goes down. b) When the moon blocks the sun. c) When there is 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark. d) When the sun stops spinning. 21) How many days in the moons cycle? a) 14 b) 7 c) 365 d) 28 22) What is the beginning of the moon's cycle called? a) Old moon b) New moon c) Half moon d) Full moon 23) What was the first man made object in space called? a) Sputnik b) Apollo c) Space lab d) Bob 24) Where was it made? a) America b) Russia c) Britain d) China 25) How many men have walked on the moon? a) 2 b) 6 c) 8 d) 12 26) How many women have walked on the moon? a) 0 b) 2 c) 5 d) 8 27) What is this? a) The moon b) A space shuttle c) The international space station d) A satellite

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