EARTH: Universe

Quick quiz questions

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A D A D B A A B A A

Exam style questions

Question Level Answers Mark scheme
1 3 a Earth 1 mark
3 bA 1 mark
2 5 a orbit 1 mark
5 b 1 year 1 mark
5 c 1 month 1 mark
3 4 a Reading from the left: Venus, Moon, Mars, Saturn 1
2 marks – 2 for each one
correct
5 b Nine 1 mark
4 c Saturn 1 mark
6 d It is further from the Sun 1 mark
5 4 False; True; True; False 1
2 marks – 2 mark for
each one correct
6 6 It is closer than the stars 1 mark
7 5 a Summer on left, winter on right 1 mark – if both correct
5 b X at top of diagram 1 mark – accept X at
bottom if summer and
winter wrong way round
in part a
6 c Any two from: days longer in summer; Sun feels hotter in 2 marks – 1 for each
summer; Sun higher in sky in summer correct answer (accept
any equivalent responses)
7 Explanation that the Sun’s rays are more concentrated near the 1 mark
equator