SOLAR SYSTEM EXAM

1. Complete the definitions:
 Sun - The Sun is ................ at the center of our Solar System.
Mercury - Mercury is the................................ planet to the Sun.
Venus - Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is th............ planet.
Earth - Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the planet is the only that has..............  .
Mars - Mars is .............. planet and the fourth planet from the Sun.
Jupiter - Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. This gas giant is the............... planet.
Saturn - Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. This gas giant is large and it has beautiful................. . Uranus - Uranus is a...........................giant and it is the seventh planet from the Sun.
 Neptune - Neptune is a gas giant and it is the eighth planet from the Sun.
Pluto - Pluto is a dwarf planet that is the farthest planet from the Sun. It is ............ than the eight planets.

 2. Draw the solar system and put the names of  all planets.

3. What are de gases planets? And the rocky planets?

4.  Make a table with the following sentences:
 MOVEMENTS Movements around the Earth’s axis TIME Seasons Movements around the Sun Different climates in the planet One day (24 hours) DEFINITIONS Different hours in the planet ROTATION Days and nights REVOLUTION EFFECTS One year (365 days)

5. Define: Solar system, sun, star, planet, satellite, comet, asteroid, asteroid belt,  rings, dwarf planet, rotation, revolution, axis, parallels, meridians, tides,

6. Traslate into spanish:  high tide, low tide, lunar orbit, lunar phase, tilt.

7.  Read and match. ·
Geosphere ·                                               the liquid part of the Earth. It is composed of water. · Hydrosphere                                            · the air that we breathe. It is the gaseous part of the Earth. · Atmosphere ·                                             the solid part of the Earth that is composed of rocks.

8. Which Earth´s layers is not in the last exercise? Write its name  and explain it.

9. What charateristics make posible the life in the Earth and why? Explain them.

10.  Read and complete the following sentences using these words:
 hemispheres ,  Sun ,   around ,   Earth,      rotation,       difference,    axis,     revolution,     day,   year,    revolves,    seasons,   points,     inclination.

 1. A __________ is the time that the Earth takes to revolve around the __________
2. A__________ is the time that the __________ takes to rotate around its own axis.
3. We have __________ because the Earth’s __________ is tilted and it always __________ the same way when the Earth __________ around the Sun. That is to say, the __________ movement and the __________ of the Earth are responsible for seasons.
 4. We have day and night because of __________.










Sun - The Sun is a star at the center of our Solar System. Mercury - Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. Venus - Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is the hottest planet. Earth - Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the planet we live on. Mars - Mars is a red planet and the fourth planet from the Sun. Jupiter - Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. This gas giant is the largest planet. Saturn - Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. This gas giant is large and it has beautiful rings. Uranus - Uranus is a gas giant and it is the seventh planet from the Sun. Neptune - Neptune is a gas giant and it is the eighth planet from the Sun. Pluto - Pluto is a dwarf planet that is the farthest planet from the Sun. It is smaller than the eight planets.