Movement of the Earth

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Consolidation Worksheet 1
What Is the Solar System? / Why Does the
Sun Appear to Move Across the Sky?
You are an astronaut on a mission in outer space. You have completed your
mission and are now heading home. Fill in each of the blanks with a word in the
box to reach home safely!

365¼ rotation west Sun solar east Mercury orbit

START
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Day and night are caused by the
The is the nearest
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star to Earth.
from to .

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Planets revolve round the
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Sun in a fixed .
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 a. What is the solar system?

b. What does the solar system include?

c. What is a satellite?

d. Give one example of a natural satellite.

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Consolidation Worksheet 2
How Long Does It Take For the Earth to
Go Around the Sun?
a. The diagram below shows the Earth and the Sun.

Draw in the diagram above:

i. The Earth’s axis
ii. An arrow to show the Earth’s rotation
iii. Shade the part of the Earth that is experiencing nighttime.

b. The Earth and other planets in the solar system move around the Sun. What is
this movement known as?

c. What keeps the planets from flying off into outer space?
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Fun and Match Me Up!

Games
Unscramble the letters that make up the words found in Column A. Then draw
lines to link the words in Column A to complete the sentences in Column B.
Column A Column B
TRAEH We live on part of a system in space
called the .

RAST The orbits around the Sun.

The Moon is the Earth’s .

LAOSRMESYTS
The planets move around the Sun in
fixed paths known as .
XSAI

The Sun is a .
TYGRAVI
prevents the planets from
flying off into space.
ROEVOUILTN
The movement of the planets around
the Sun is known as a .
TSROBI
The Earth spins on its .

ETSAETLLI
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Practice
Process skills: Observing, Analysing

The pictures below show the Earth and the Sun. Study them carefully and answer
the questions that follow.

Country A

Country B

a. Which of the two countries will see Tip:

the sunrise first? [1 mark] In which direction does the Earth rotate?
Which country will face the Sun first?

b. Explain your answer in ‘a’. [2 marks]

c. How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis? [1 mark]
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a. What is the solar system?
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The solar system is part of a system in space.
Consolidation Worksheet 1 b. What does the solar system include?

What Is the Solar System? / Why Does the It includes the Sun and eight planets.
Sun Appear to Move Across the Sky?
c. What is a satellite?
You are an astronaut on a mission in outer space. You have completed your
mission and are now heading home. Fill in each of the blanks with a word in the A satellite is an object in space that revolves around a planet/other bodies

Additional Teacher’s Resources

box to reach home safely!
in space.
365¼ rotation west Sun solar east Mercury orbit
d. Give one example of a natural satellite.
START The Moon (Accept all possible answers.)
1 2
Day and night are caused by the
The Sun is the nearest
rotation of the earth
star to Earth.
from west to east .

4 3
The Sun, the planets with its
Planets revolve round the
moons and asteroids make
Sun in a fixed orbit .
up the solar system.

Mer
cury
nea
rest is th
plan e
et to th 5
e Su
n.

It ta
kes
for 365
the ¼
rev Ear day
olut th t
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ion ake
aro
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the
Sun
.

I’m home!

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Consolidation Worksheet Fun and Match Me Up!

2 Games
How Long Does It Take For the Earth to Unscramble the letters that make up the words found in Column A. Then draw
Go Around the Sun? lines to link the words in Column A to complete the sentences in Column B.
Column A Column B
a. The diagram below shows the Earth and the Sun.
TRAEH We live on part of a system in space
EARTH

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called the .
i.
RAST The orbits around the Sun.
STAR
iii.
The Moon is the Earth’s .
LAOSRMESYTS
SOLAR SYSTEM
ii. The planets move around the Sun in
fixed paths known as .
XSAI
AXIS
Draw in the diagram above: The Sun is a .
i. The Earth’s axis
TYGRAVI
ii. An arrow to show the Earth’s rotation GRAVITY prevents the planets from
iii. Shade the part of the Earth that is experiencing nighttime.
flying off into space.
b. The Earth and other planets in the solar system move around the Sun. What is ROEVOUILTN
REVOLUTION The movement of the planets around
this movement known as?
the Sun is known as a .
A revolution. TSROBI
ORBITS
The Earth spins on its .
c. What keeps the planets from flying off into outer space?

The Sun’s gravity. ETSAETLLI

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Practice
Process skills: Observing, Analysing

The pictures below show the Earth and the Sun. Study them carefully and answer
the questions that follow.

Additional Teacher’s Resources

Country A

Country B

a. Which of the two countries will see Tip:

the sunrise first? [1 mark] In which direction does the Earth rotate?
Which country will face the Sun first?
Country B

b. Explain your answer in ‘a’. [2 marks]

The Earth rotates about its axis from west to east. Thus, Country B will face the

Sun before Country A.

c. How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis? [1 mark]

24 hours

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Glossary
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Astronomer Someone who studies and observes celestial bodies

Axis An imaginary straight line through the centre of the Earth

Force A natural pull caused by gravity

Gravity The natural pull exerted by objects on one another

Moon A natural satellite of a planet

Orbit A fixed path taken by a planet moving around the Sun

Planet A celestial body that obits around a star

Revolution A single or complete cycle of an orbital motion

Rotation The movement of an object turning on an axis

Satellite An object in space that revolves around another object

Solar system A system of planets revolving around the Sun

Star A self-luminous celestial body

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