Level: JHS, Basic 7 | Subject: Integrated Science | Strand: Systems | Topic: The Solar System
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Part A has 20 tick-box questions. Part B has 5 essay questions with a marking guide at the bottom.
Test Yourself: 20 Objective Questions
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1. The centre of the solar system is the
2. The Sun is a
3. The path a planet follows around the Sun is called its
4. How many planets are in the solar system?
5. The planet nearest to the Sun is
6. The smallest planet in the solar system is
7. Which planet is the hottest because its thick clouds trap heat?
8. The planet called the red planet is
9. The only planet known to support life is
10. Which of these is NOT an inner planet?
11. The asteroid belt is found between
12. The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called
13. The rotation of the Earth causes
14. The Earth takes about how long to go once round the Sun?
15. The movement of the Earth round the Sun is called
16. The Moon shines because it
17. A natural satellite of a planet is a
18. An eclipse of the Sun happens when the
19. The different shapes of the Moon seen through the month are called its
20. Satellites sent into space are used for
Essay Questions
- (a) What is the solar system? (b) Name the eight planets in order from the Sun. (10 marks)
- Write short notes on any three of the four inner planets. (6 marks)
- State four reasons why life is possible on Earth but not on the other planets. (4 marks)
- Distinguish between rotation and revolution of the Earth. State one effect of each. (6 marks)
- (a) Why does the Moon appear to shine? (b) Explain what happens during a solar eclipse. (c) State two uses of satellites. (6 marks)
Essay Questions: Marking Guide for Teachers and Parents
- (a) The solar system is the Sun and all the bodies that move around it, such as planets, moons, asteroids and comets (2). (b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (1 mark each, total 8).
- Any three with two facts each: Mercury is nearest to the Sun and smallest, with no moon; Venus is the hottest, with thick clouds; Earth supports life and has one moon; Mars is the red planet, cold and dry, with two moons (2 marks each).
- Any four: right distance from the Sun, liquid water, air with oxygen, a protective atmosphere, suitable temperature (1 mark each).
- Rotation: the Earth spinning on its axis in about 24 hours; effect, day and night (3). Revolution: the Earth moving once round the Sun in about 365 and a quarter days; effect, the year and seasons (3).
- (a) It reflects light from the Sun (2). (b) The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and blocks the sunlight from part of the Earth (2). (c) Any two: weather forecasts, telephone calls, television, maps, internet (1 mark each, total 2).
Education Always (education.inspiringalways.com). Original practice questions, not official WAEC or BECE questions.