Social Science The Universe

1. Complete the sentences.

Earth is in the _____________________ System.

Our galaxy is the ________________ ____________________.

The __________ is a star. It emits light and __________________. It is at the centre of

the Solar System.

________________ planets move around the Sun.

2. Write the name of the planets.

______________________ ________________________

______________________ ________________________

_______________________ _________________________

_______________________ _________________________

3. Read and match. Then, complete.

Water geosphere

Air hydrosphere

Hard part of the Earth (continents) atmosphere

The ______________________ is all the air that surrounds the Earth.

The ______________________ is all the water found on and above the Earth. The
oceans are part of the hydrosphere.

The _______________________ is the hard part of the Earth. The continents make up
the geosphere.

4. Read and write the name of the movement.

It produces day and night _______________________________

It takes one year or 365 days _______________________________

 It takes one day or 24 hours ________________________________

It produces the four seasons _______________________________

The Earth rotates on its axis _________________________________

The Earth moves around the Sun ______________________________

5. Write the name of the seasons.

________________________ ________________________

________________________ _________________________

6. Complete.

1 year = _____________ days

1 month = _________, _________ or ___________ days

1 week = _________ days

1 day = __________ hours

1 hour = _________ minutes

1 minute = _________ seconds

7. Read and match.

It is the closest layer to the Earth.

It protects us from meteorites. Mesosphere

It protects us from the strong rays of the Sun. Stratosphere

Weather occurs here. Troposphere

Planes fly in this layer of the atmosphere.

8. Circle the correct answer.

The Moon is a star / satellite.

The atmosphere / geosphere is all the air that surrounds the Earth.

Rotation takes 24 / 36 hours.

The Sun is a star / planet.

Jupiter is a satellite / planet.

In revolution, Earth moves around the Moon / the Sun.

The red planet is Mars / Saturn.

Our planet is Venus / Earth.

The hydrosphere / atmosphere is all the water found on and above the Earth.

The atmosphere / geosphere is the hard part of the Earth.

The mesosphere / troposphere is the closest layer to the Earth.

The stratosphere / mesosphere protects us from the strong rays of the Sun.

The troposphere / mesosphere protects us from meteorites.