Marshfields School
Science Department
Homework Booklet
Year 7
Earth & Space
Name:
__________________
Teacher: __________________
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Earth & Space
Find the key words in this word search
R M J P K Y R E E F F N H U Q Y O M P H F S L V O
M O E I A U F A J P X P F E A H T R R M E A U B A
T L E B D I O R E T S A L D M Z I U B O M T N V R
T W V N E A R T H Y D U E S P I L C E I O E A Q G
G E H O T L C K N J M R L Q E E S L G T T L R L U
A S N S K Z Z R D I A N O O M Z N P S U N L A Q D
H R A A S W U W N X P N Z V X K J B H J V I X C L
E A D E L T S O I U S O L A R S Y S T E M T K U Z
N M A S A P U S X D U J X G N F C P V M R E K WW
D G Z S U S S V T K O M H G T P B B E F Z E D O N
ASTEROID BELT
EARTH
LUMINOUS
MOON
SATELLITE
SOLAR SYSTEM
AXIS
ECLIPSE
LUNAR
ORBIT
SATURN
SUN
DAY
HEMISPHERE
MARS
PLANET
SEASON
YEAR
A Which are luminous objects? Mark these with an “L” next to them
B Which are non-luminous? Mark them with “N” next to them
2
Earth & Space
Use your keywords to help you answer these questions. Some
answers are not keywords.
1. The Sun is luminous, so it gives out its own _____________ energy.
2. The planet closest to the Sun is _____________.
3. During a solar eclipse the _____________ blocks the light from the
Sun.
4. During a lunar eclipse the _____________ blocks the light from the
Sun.
5. When the _____________ hemisphere tilts towards the Sun, Australia has summer.
6. The Moon can be seen because it _____________ light.
7. The Sun lights up _____________ of the Earth.
8. The _____________ is the largest object in our solar system.
9. We get _____________ because the axis of the Earth is tilted.
10. The ________________________ is between Mars and Jupiter.
11. Venus has a year that is _____________ than Earth’s year.
12. Jupiter has a lower _____________ than Earth.
13. The Earth takes one _____________ to rotate on its axis.
14. The Earth takes one _____________ to orbit the Sun.
15. A large object that orbits a star is called a _____________.
16. An object that orbits a planet is called a _____________.
17. We can't see stars during the day because the _____________ is
too bright..
3
Earth & Space
Write “T” for “true” or “F” for “false” for each of these statements:
a The force of gravity keeps all the planets moving around the Sun. __
b The force of gravity can be a pulling or a pushing force. ______
c On Earth, the force of gravity attracts everything towards the
centre of the Earth. __________
The planet Jupiter is the largest in the solar system. It has
several moons.
a What keeps the moons moving around Jupiter? ______________
b Jupiter is much bigger than Earth. What would happen to your
weight on Jupiter? ________________________________________
Revision
Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters in the
numbered cells to other cells with the same number.