Movement of the Earth Name: Class: Consolidation Worksheet 1 Date: What Is the Solar System? / Why Does the Sun Appear to Move Across the Sky? You are an astronaut on a mission in outer space. You have completed your mission and are now heading home. Fill in each of the blanks with a word from the box to reach home safely! 365¼ rotation west Sun solar east Mercury orbit START 1 2 Day and night is caused by the The of the earth to from is the nearest star to Earth. . 4 3 The Sun, the planets with its Planets revolve round the rest pla net is th e to th up the system. 5 e Su Movement of the Earth nea moons and asteroids make . Sun in a fixed n. It ta kes for t he Ear day rev th t s olut om ion a ke o aro ne und the Sun . 6 I’m home! © 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd Science SMART Teacher’s Guide Grade 5 389 a. What is the solar system? b. What does the solar system include? c. What is a satellite? d. Give one example of a natural satellite. Chapter 6 390 Additional Teacher’s Resources © 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd Movement of the Earth Name: Consolidation Worksheet Class: 2 Date: How Long Does It Take For the Earth to Go Around the Sun? a. The diagram below shows the Earth and the Sun. Draw in the diagram above: i. The Earth’s axis ii. An arrow to show the Earth’s rotation iii. Shade the part of the Earth that is experiencing night-time. c. What keeps the planets from flying into outer space? © 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd Science SMART Teacher’s Guide Grade 5 Movement of the Earth b. The Earth and other planets in the solar system move around the Sun. What is this movement known as? 391 Movement of the Earth Name: Class: Fun and Games Date: Match Me Up! Unscramble the letters that make up the words found in Column A. Then draw lines to link the words in Column A that will complete the sentences in Column B. Column A Column B TRAEH We live on part of a system in space . called the RAST LAOSRMESYTS XSAI The orbits around the Sun. The Moon is Earth’s The planets move around the Sun in . fixed paths known as The Sun is a TYGRAVI . . prevents the planets from flying off into space. ROEVOUILTN TSROBI Chapter 6 392 The movement of the planets around . the Sun is known as a The Earth spins on its . ETSAETLLI Additional Teacher’s Resources © 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd Movement of the Earth Name: Class: Date: Exam Practice Process skills: Observing, Analysing The picture below shows the Earth and the Sun. Study the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow. Country A Country B Hint: In which direction does the Earth rotate? Which country will face the Sun first? b. Explain your answer in ‘a’. [2 marks] c. How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis? © 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd [1 mark] Science SMART Teacher’s Guide Grade 5 Movement of the Earth a. Which of the two countries will see sunrise first? [1 mark] 393 1 Class: Date: Additional Teacher’s Resources START 365¼ 4 west to east . Sun in a fixed orbit . Planets revolve round the west of the earth Mer cury is th rest e plan et to the Sun. nea from rotation Day and night is caused by the rotation 5 1 Sun Sun is the nearest up the solar 6 system. moons and asteroids make 2 orbit I’m home! Mercury The Sun, the planets with its star to Earth. The east It ta kes 365 for ¼ the Ear day rev th t s olut om ion ake aro one und the Sun . 3 solar You are an astronaut on a mission in outer space. You have completed your mission and are now heading home. Fill in each of the blanks with a word from the box to reach home safely! What Is the Solar System? / Why Does the Sun Appear to Move Across the Sky? Consolidation Worksheet Name: Movement of the Earth Answers to Additional Teacher’s Resources Chapter 6 394 © 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd The Moon (Accept all possible answers.) d. Give one example of a natural satellite. in space. A satellite is an object in space that revolves around a planet/other bodies c. What is a satellite? It includes the Sun and eight planets. b. What does the solar system include? The solar system is part of a system in space. a. What is the solar system? Answers to Additional Teacher’s Resources © 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd Science SMART Teacher’s Guide Grade 5 395 2 Class: Date: The Sun’s gravity. Movement of the Earth Answers to Additional Teacher’s Resources c. What keeps the planets from flying into outer space? A revolution. b. The Earth and other planets in the solar system move around the Sun. What is this movement known as? iii. Shade the part of the Earth that is experiencing night-time. Draw in the diagram above: i. The Earth’s axis ii. An arrow to show the Earth’s rotation ii. iii. i. a. The diagram below shows the Earth and the Sun. How Long Does It Take For the Earth to Go Around the Sun? Consolidation Worksheet Name: Movement of the Earth Match Me Up! Class: Date: The RAST STAR ETSAETLLI SATELLITE TSROBI ORBITS ROEVOUILTN REVOLUTION TYGRAVI GRAVITY XSAI AXIS LAOSRMESYTS SOLAR SYSTEM We live on part of a system in space . called the TRAEH EARTH . . . Answers to Additional Teacher’s Resources The Earth spins on its The movement of the planets around . the Sun is known as a prevents the planets from flying off into space. The Sun is a The planets move around the Sun in . fixed paths known as The Moon is Earth’s orbits around the Sun. Column B Column A Unscramble the letters that make up the words found in Column A. Then draw lines to link the words in Column A that will complete the sentences in Column B. Fun and Games Name: Movement of the Earth Chapter 6 396 Additional Teacher’s Resources © 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd Class: Date: [2 marks] In which direction does the Earth rotate? Which country will face the Sun first? Hint: 24 hours c. How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis? Sun before Country A. [1 mark] The Earth rotates about its axis from west to east. Thus, Country B will face the b. Explain your answer in ‘a’. Country B a. Which of the two countries will see sunrise first? [1 mark] Country B Country A The picture below shows the Earth and the Sun. Study the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow. Process skills: Observing, Analysing Exam Practice Name: Movement of the Earth Answers to Additional Teacher’s Resources Glossary Chapter 6: Movement of the Earth Someone who studies and observes celestial bodies Axis An imaginary straight line through the centre of the Earth Force A natural pull caused by gravity Gravity The natural pull exerted by objects on one another Moon A natural satellite of a planet Orbit A fixed path taken by a planet moving around the Sun Planet A celestial body that obits around a star Revolution A single or complete cycle of an orbital motion Rotation The movement of an object turning around on an axis Satellite An object in space that revolves around another object Solar system A system of planets revolving around the Sun Star A self-luminous celestial body Movement of the Earth Astronomer © 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd Science SMART Teacher’s Guide Grade 5 397