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Earth and space – practice for Year 5

Sample questions on Earth and space with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Science
Year
Year 5
Curriculum area
Variety of nature

Question types: Space YES/NO · Put in order · Choose the right answer

Rule: Earth and space

The Earth spins once on its axis in 24 hours (day and night) and goes round the Sun in a year.

The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth’s axis, not by its distance from the Sun.

Planets from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Example: The Moon goes round the Earth in about a month and gives no light of its own: it reflects sunlight.

Watch out: The Sun is not a planet but a star, and it is the star nearest to the Earth.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

    1. Mars is the planet closest to the Sun.
    2. Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.
    3. Saturn is known for its rings.
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. Mars is the planet closest to the Sun. – no
    2. Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. – yes
    3. Saturn is known for its rings. – yes

    How it works: 1. NO – Mercury is the closest 2. YES 3. YES

  2. Question 2 Normal

    Put the phases of the Moon in order, starting from the new moon.

    • A) last quarter
    • B) new moon
    • C) full moon
    • D) first quarter
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. new moon
    2. first quarter
    3. full moon
    4. last quarter

    How it works: 1. new moon 2. first quarter 3. full moon 4. last quarter

  3. Question 3 Hard

    When it is summer here, what season is it in Australia?

    1. A) autumn
    2. B) summer
    3. C) winter
    4. D) no season at all
    5. E) spring
    Show the solution
    Answer: C) winter

    How it works: Correct: winter.

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