Natural Science

Question 1

How much of the worlds surface is covered in water

Answer 1

Around 70 percent

Question 2

How many planets are in our solar system

Answer 2

8

Question 3

How long does it take for the earth to rotate on its axis

Answer 3

24 h ( one day )

Question 4

What does inhabited mean

Answer 4

Lived on

Question 5

How long ago was the sun believed to have been formed

Answer 5

4.6 billion years ago

Question 6

List the plants in order from the mercury to Neptune

Answer 6

Mercury Venus earth mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

Question 7

Is the moon a satellite

Answer 7

Yes it is a Natural satellite that orbits the earth

Question 8

What impact does the moon have on the earth

Answer 8

It controls the tides in our oceans

Question 9

When did first rocket ship land on the moon
What was the rocket ship’s name
Who was on the rocket ship

Answer 9

1969
Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

Question 10

Name the special features for mercury

Answer 10

Smallest planet
Fastest revolution
No atmosphere

Question 11

Name the special features for Venus

Answer 11

Rotates clockwise
Hottest planet
longest rotation

Question 12

Name the special features for earth

Answer 12

Only proven planet to sustain life

Question 13

Name the special features for mars

Answer 13

Highest mountain/ volcano in the solar system

Question 14

Name the special features for Jupiter

Answer 14

Biggest planet
Fastest rotation

Question 15

Name the special features for Saturn

Answer 15

Most moons
Nicknamed ringed planet

Question 16

Name the special features for Uranus

Answer 16

Rotates clockwise
Nicknamed ice giant

Question 17

Name the special features for Neptune

Answer 17

Coldest planet
Fastest winds ( 2000 kph )
Longest revolution

Question 18

What is a comet

Answer 18

An icy body that releases gases as it orbits the sun

Question 19

What is a meteoroid

Answer 19

Rocky or metallic fragment of an asteroid, comet or planet

Question 20

What is a asteroid

Answer 20

An asteroid is a rocky body smaller than a planet that orbits the sun

Question 21

What is a meteorite

Answer 21

Meteor fragments that reaches the earths surface

Question 22

What is a meteor

Answer 22

Streaks of light seen when a meteoroid heats up in the atmosphere

Question 23

Name the 2 types of planets and describe them

Answer 23

Terrestrial/ inner planets : these are planets that are made up of rock there are 4 in our solar system ( mercury Venus earth and mars )

Jovian/ outer planets: these are the planets that are made of gas. These are the four other planets ( Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune )

Question 24

Which planet is red and the 4th planet from the sun

Answer 24

Mars

Question 25

Which planet is blue and the 8th planet from the sun

Answer 25

Neptune

Question 26

Compleat the sentence The ______ ____ is a ringed shaped belt that is made up of asteroids and dwarf planets

Answer 26

Kuiper Belt

Question 27

Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system

Answer 27

Jupiter

Question 28

Which planet is second from the sun

Answer 28

Venus

Question 29

Which planet has 28 moons and is the 7th planet in the solar system

Answer 29

Uranus

Question 30

Which planet has many rings and is the 6th planet in the solar system

Answer 30

Saturn

Question 31

Which planet is covered by land and water

Answer 31

Earth

Question 32

Which planet is very hot and closest to the sun

Answer 32

Mercury

Question 33

What is the moon’s diameter

Answer 33

3476 km

Question 34

What is moon soils real name

Answer 34

Regolith

Question 35

What is a satellite

Answer 35

A body in space that orbits a planet

Question 36

What is an ellipse

Answer 36

The oval path that the moon takes to orbit around the sun

Question 37

What is the range of distance that the moon can be from earth

Answer 37

364397km - 406731km

Question 38

What is tidal locking

Answer 38

It is when the earth and the moon both rotate for the same amount of time

Question 39

What happens because of tidal locking

Answer 39

We only ever see one side of the moon

Question 40

When did the Russian space craft Luna 3 take photos of the far side of the moon

Answer 40

1959

Question 41

How is the far side of the moon different than to the near side of the moon

Answer 41

It has lots of craters from where meteors have crashed into it

Question 42

Why is calling the far side of the moon the dark side of the moon inaccurate

Answer 42

No side of the moon is constantly dark

Question 43

What is a mass of very hot gas

Answer 43

A star

Question 44

What was the most recent rover to land on mars When did it land

Answer 44

Curiosity 2012