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UNIT
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Theme4
InvestigatingtheEarthandtheUniverse
THESOLARSYSTEM

SECTIONA

Instructions : Eachquestionisfollowedbyfouroptions, and

A,B,C D
.Choosethe
correctanswer.

19.1 TheConstituentsoftheSolarSystem
1 TheSolarSystemdoes not
include
A stars.
B theSun.
C comets.
D t
heMoon.

2 Thefollowingarethreeobjects.
Planet
Comet
Asteroid

TheseobjectsareconsideredconstituentsoftheSolarSystembecausethey
A reflectsunlight.
B havetheirownorbits.
C movearoundtheSun.
D movearoundtheplanets.

3 TheinformationbelowshowsfourplanetsintheSolarSystem.

PSaturn
QEarth
RPluto
SJupiter

Arrangetheplanetsinthe
correct
order,startingwiththeonefurthestawayfrom
theSun.
A PQSR
B QRPS
C RPSQ
D SQPR

4 Diagram1showspartoftheSolarSystem.

Y
Earth

Sun

X
Z

Diagram1

WhatplanetsareX,YandZ?

X Y Z
A Mars Mercury Venus
B Venus Mercury Mars
C Mars Venus Mercury
D Mercury Mars Venus

5 Diagram2showsthepositionofanobjectPintheSolarSystem.

Jupiter
P
Mars



Diagram2

ObjectPis
A acomet.
B anasteroid.
C ameteoroid.
D a
naturalsatellite.

 6 Aplanethasthefollowingcharacteristics.
SituatedbetweenJupiterandUranus.
Hasaringaroundit.
ThesecondbiggestplanetintheSolarSystem.

Whatplanetisit?
A Mars
B Venus
C Saturn
D Neptune

7 Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue
aboutanaturalsatellite?
A Everyplanethasitsownnaturalsatellite.
B Anaturalsatellitegivesoutitsownlight.
C Anaturalsatelliteisbiggerthantheplanetitorbits.
D Anaturalsatelliteorbitsaplanet.

1. Diagram3showsaphenomenonthatcanbeseenoccasionallyat
night.

Diagram3

ObjectYis
A acomet.
B ameteor.
C an
asteroid.
D anaturalsatellite.

9 WhatistheplanetnearesttotheSun?
A Pluto
B Earth
C Uranus
D Mercury

10 Whichofthefollowingareplanets?
I Mars
II Neptune
III Meteoroid
A IandIIonly
B IandIIIonly
C IIandIIIonly
D I,IIandIII

11 Diagram4showsthepositionsofplanetsR,SandtheEarthfromtheSun.

Sunlight

Earth
S
R

Diagram4

WhichplanetsdoRandSrepresent?

R S
A Mercury Venus
B Venus Mars
C Jupiter Mercury
D Mars Jupiter

12 P,QandRareobjectsintheSolarSystem.
PUranus
QHalley
RMoon

Whichofthefollowingstatementsare
true
aboutobjectsP,QandR?
I Pisaplanet.
II Qisacomet.
III Risanaturalsatellite.
A IandIIonly
B IandIIIonly
C IIandIIIonly
D I,IIandIII

13 Diagram5showsthefiveplanetsfurthestfromtheSun.

M
Jupiter
Sun
K
L
J

Diagram5

WhichplanetsareJ,K,LandM?

J K L M
A Pluto Uranus Saturn Neptune
B Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
C Uranus Neptune Pluto Saturn
D Neptune Saturn Uranus Pluto

14 Meteorsformwhen...
A meteoroidscollidewitheachother.
B meteoroidsmovearoundtheSun.
C meteoroidsreflectsunlighttotheEarth.
D meteoroidsentertheEarthsatmosphere.

15 Table1showsthedescriptionofobjectsX,YandZintheSolarSystem.

Object Description
X ThecentreoftheSolarSystem
Y Rocksthatfloataroundinspace
Z SituatedbetweentheplanetsMarsand
Jupiter


Table1

Whichofthefollowingare
correctly
representedbyX,YandZ?

X Y Z
A TheSun Meteoroids Asteroids
B Asteroids TheSun Meteoroids
C Meteoroids Asteroids TheSun
D Meteoroids TheSun Asteroids

16 Whichofthefollowingdiagramsis
correct
?
A

Sun

planet

planet

Sun

Sun

planet


planet

Sun

17 ThecoldestplanetintheSolarSystemis
A Pluto.
B theEarth.
C Venus.
D Uranus

18 Diagram6showsarockintheouterspace.

Earth
rock
theEarths
atmosphere

Diagram6

WhatwillbeobservediftherockenterstheEarthsatmosphere?
A Astar
B Acomet
C Ameteor
D Anasteroid

19 Diagram7showstheorbitoftheEarthandaplanetS.
Sun
orbitof
planetS
orbitof
theEarth



Diagram7

PlanetSis
A Pluto.
B Saturn.
C Uranus.
D Neptune.

 20 ThefollowingistheorderofplanetsintheSolarSystem.

Jupiter
Saturn
XNeptune

WhichplanetisX?
A Mars
B Venus
C Uranus
D Mercury

21 Diagram8showsacraterontheEarthssurface.

Diagram8

Whichofthefollowingcausestheformationofthecrater?
A TheSun
B Acomet
C Anasteroid
D Ameteorite

22 Diagram9showssomeplanetsintheSolarSystem.
P

U
T
S
R
Q

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Diagram9

Theasteroidbeltislocatedbetween
A planetPandplanetU.
B planetPandplanetS.
C planetRandplanetU.
D planetQandplanetT.

23. TheinformationbelowdescribesaconstituentoftheSolarSystem.

Itisnamedinhonourofthescientist,EdmondHalley.
Itcanbeseenintheskyonceinevery76years.

TheconstituentoftheSolarSystemis
A anasteroid.
B ameteoroid.
C acomet.
D anaturalsatellite.

24. TheinformationbelowshowsthecharacteristicsofaconstituentoftheSolar
System.
ItislocatedbetweentheplanetsMarsandJupiter.
ItformsabeltwhichmovesaroundtheSun.
Itismadeofmetalsandstones.

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TheconstituentoftheSolarSystemis
A anasteroid.
B ameteoroid.
C acomet.
D anaturalsatellite.

25. WherecanmeteoroidsbefoundintheSolarSystem?
A Anypartofouterspace
B InbetweentheplanetsMarsandJupiter
C IntheEarthsatmosphere
D IntheSunsatmosphere

26. Diagram10showstheorbitofaplanetaroundtheSun.

planet

Sun

Diagram10
Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
A ThelargertheorbitthelongertheplanettakestogoroundtheSun.
B ThelargertheorbitthefastertheplanettakestogoroundtheSun.
C ThesizeoftheorbitisthesameforalltheplanetsintheSolarSystem.
D TheshapesoftheorbitsofalltheplanetsintheSolarSystemaredifferent.

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19.2 TheRelativeSizeandDistancebetweentheEarth,theMoonandtheSun

27. Whichofthefollowingis true

aboutthecomparisonbetweenthediameter
oftheMoonandthatoftheEarth?
A ThediameteroftheMoonisaquarterthediameteroftheEarth.
B ThediameteroftheMoonishalfthediameteroftheEarth.
C ThediameteroftheMoonistwothirdsthediameteroftheEarth.
D ThediameteroftheMoonisthreequartersthediameteroftheEarth.

28. Table2showsthediametersofthreeobjects.
Object Diameter/km
X 3476
Y 1400000
Z 12700
Table2

ObjectsX,YandZrepresent...

X Y Z
A theMoon theEarth theSun
B theSun theEarth theMoon
C theMoon theSun theEarth
D theEarth theSun theMoon

19.3 AppreciatingtheIdealLocationoftheEarthintheSolarSystem
29. WhyistheEarthconduciveforlivingthingstolive?
I Ithasairandwater.
II Ithassuitabletemperature.
III Itreceivessunlighttwiceayear.
A IandIIonly
B IandIIIonly
C IIandIIIonly
D I,IIandIII

SectionB
Answer
allthequestions.

19.1 TheConstituentsoftheSolarSystem
1. Diagram1isdrawnbyastudenttoshowthemovementoftheEarth.

Earth
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Sun

Diagram1

(a)StatethepartslabelledXandY.
i.X:______ ________________________________________________________

ii.Y:_____ ________________________________________________________

(b) BasedonDiagram1,state two

movementsthatareperformedbytheEarth.
1.__ ____________________________________________________________
2._ _____________________________________________________________

(c) StatethedirectionoftheEarthmovementshowninDiagram1.
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(d) Doalltheplanetshavethesamedirectionofmovement?Explain.
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2. TheinformationbelowisrecordedbyAzimfromawebsite.

Anasteroidisastonethatcontainsmetals.ItmovesaroundtheSun.Asteroidsformabeltandarelocated
betweentheplanetsMarsandJupiter.Everyasteroidhasitsownorbit.Thesizeandshapeofdifferent
asteroidsaredifferent.

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 (a) Sketchthepositionoftheasteroidbeltandlabelthetwoplanetsthatare
mentionedaboveinDiagram2.
Sun

Diagram2

(b) Basedontheabovearticle,state
three
characteristicsofasteroids.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________

(c) WhyareasteroidsconsideredapartoftheSolarSystem?
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19.2 TheRelativeSizeandDistancebetweentheEarth,theMoonandtheSun

3. AstudentcollectssomeinformationonthesizeoftheMoonasshownin
Diagram3.
ThediameteroftheMoonis3476km.ThediameteroftheEarthisfourtimesthediameteroftheMoon.

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Diagram3

(a) Basedontheinformationabove,sketchthecomparativesizes
oftheMoonandtheEarth.Usethelengthof1cmtorepresentthe
diameteroftheMoon.










Moon Earth

(b) AssumingtheEarthhasthesizeofaglassmarble,stateanexampleofan
objectthatcanbeassumedtohavethesamesizeastheMoon.
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(c) WhatconclusioncanyoudrawaboutthesizeoftheMoon
comparedtothesizeoftheEarth?
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