ANSWER TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS |
1. How long does it take light from the sun to reach the earth? |
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| Approximately 6 minutes |
| Approximately 10 minutes |
| Approximately 8 minutes |
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2. How much bigger is the sun than the earth? |
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| 20 million times bigger. |
| 3 million times bigger. |
| 5 million times bigger. |
| One million times bigger. |
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3. What is the largest moon in our solar system? |
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| Charon |
| Titania |
| Ganymede |
| Tian |
| Our Moon |
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4. What is the brightest star in out night sky? |
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| Regulus |
| Vega |
| Betelgeuse |
| Polaris |
| Sirius |
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5. Which planets have rings around them? |
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| Mars, Venus, uranus, Saturn |
| Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus |
| Earth, Pluto, Mercury, Mars |
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6. How big is Uranus? |
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| Uranus has a diameter of 55,000 kilometers. |
| Uranus has a diameter of 60,000 kilometers. |
| Uranus has a diameter of 67,000 kilometers. |
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7. How big is the Moon? |
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| The diameter of the Moon is 3,476 kilometers. |
| The diameter of the Moon is 4,435 kilometers. |
| The diameter of the Moon is 3,324 kilometers. |
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8. How hot is the sun? |
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| The temperature of the surface of the Sun is about 6,000 °C. |
| The temperature of the surface of the Sun is about 12,000 °C. |
| The temperature of the surface of the Sun is about 1,000 °C. |
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9. How far from the Earth is the Sun? |
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| 150,000,000 kilometres. |
| 250,000,000 kilometres. |
| 350,000,000 kilometres. |
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10. Which planet is closest to the sun? |
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| Mars |
| Mercury |
| Earth |
| Neptune |
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