KEY STAGE 2
SPACEPORT Quiz
Your mission: You can complete this quiz during a visit to Spaceport
or use it after your visit to remind you of what you have learnt.
The areas of Spaceport where you can find the answers are in orange
and brackets.
(Solar System)
1
2
The Earth orbits the…
How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?
3
28 days
365 days
24 hours
28 days
365 days
How long does it take the Earth to spin on it’s axis?
5
24 hours
How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth?
4
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SUNMOON
24 hours
28 days
365 days
Use the words below to fill in the gaps in this paragraph.
During the summer in Britain the Northern part of
the Earth is tilted
the day is
the Sun. The means that
and
In the winter,
the Northern part of the Earth is tilted
the Sun, so the days are
from
and
AWAY
TOWARDS
WARMER
COLDER
LONGER
SHORTER
.
6
7
8
What is at the centre of our Solar System?
The Earth
The Moon
What is the sun made of?
Plastic
Gas
Water
The shape of the earth is?
Flat
9
The Sun
Spherical
Prism
Find 5 facts about each of these planets
Name
1
2
3
4
5
Name
1
2
3
4
5
Name
1
2
3
4
5
10
Now create your own planet. Think about what your planet
would look like and what it would be called? Draw your planet
and write 5 facts about it.
Name
1
2
3
4
5
11
Can you make up a mnemonic to help remember all the planets?
Here at spaceport we use:
‘My Very Excellent Martian Just Served Us Noodles’
To help us remember all the planets
12
Put these well known parts of our Solar System in actual size order:
EARTH
SMALLEST
SUN
MOON
LARGEST
13
(Astro Essentials)
Which of these contraptions do you think is the most important
for astronauts living in a spacecraft? Explain your answer?
Zippy trousers
Treadmill
I think
14
15
16
17
Squirt gun
Space suit
Liquid salt and pepper
is the most important because...
(The Legacy of Lunar landings)
Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?
How long did Apollo 11’s Lunar Module spend on the Moon?
(Adding to the Alien Population)
What is the name of the place in New Mexico, America where
some people think there might be an alien aircraft?
Match the picture to the correct title for the phases of the moon
WAXING CRESCENT
FULL MOON
NEW MOON
LAST QUARTER
WAXING GIBBOUS
EARTH
WANING CRESCENT
FIRST QUARTER
WANING GIBBOUS
KEY STAGE 2
ANSWER SHEET
1) The Sun
2) 365 days
17)
NEW MOON
3) 28 days
4) 24 hours
5)During the summer in Britain the
Northern part of the Earth is tilted
towards the Sun. This means that
the day is longer and warmer. In
the winter, the Northern part of
the Earth is tilted away from the
Sun, so the days are shorter
and colder.
6) The Sun
7)Gas
8)Spherical
WANING CRESCENT
LAST QUARTER
WANING gibbous
FULL MOON
WAXING gibbous
9)Mars, Jupiter, Neptune
(+ any 5 facts)
10) (Marked independently)
FIRST QUARTER
11) (Marked independently)
12) Moon, Earth, Sun
13)(Marked independently based
on reasons given)
14) NASA’s Neil A Armstrong in 1969
15) One day
16) Area 51
WAXING CRESCENT