Question 1

How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth?

Accepted Answer

28

Answer

27

Answer

32

Answer

30

Question 2

The moon is held in it's orbit round the Earth by the Earth's what?

Accepted Answer

gravitational pull

Answer

solstice

Answer

satellite connection

Answer

solar eclipse

Question 3

Where does the Earth's axis run through?

Accepted Answer

North to South Pole

Answer

East and South Pole

Answer

West and East Pole

Answer

North and West Pole

Question 4

How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun?

Accepted Answer

365 1/4 days

Answer

362 1/4 days

Answer

364 1/2 days

Answer

352 days

Question 5

Why are shadows short at midday?

Accepted Answer

The Sun is at its highest in the sky

Answer

The Sun is starting to set

Answer

The Sun is at its lowest in the sky

Answer

The Sun is starting to rise

Question 6

Why are shadows longer in the morning and evening?

Accepted Answer

The Sun is at its lowest

Answer

The Sun is rising in the sky

Answer

The Sun is at its highest

Answer

The Sun is setting in the sky

Question 7

In which season is the Sun higher in the sky?

Accepted Answer

summer

Answer

spring

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winter

Answer

autumn

Question 8

The _________ is a source of light

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Moon

Answer

Asteroid

Answer

Earth

Question 9

True or false: The Earth is a straight sphere

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

True or False: The Sun is hidden behind the Moon at night

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 11

The force that makes things fall to the ground on Earth (and other planets) is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

gravity

Answer

magnetic force

Answer

pushivity

Answer

impact force

Question 12

True or False: The force of gravity also exists on the Moon

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 13

What does mass mean?

Accepted Answer

an object that tells you how much matter it contains.

Answer

an object that tells you how much it weighs

Answer

an object that tell you how big it is

Answer

an object that tells you how much gravity it has

Question 14

The weight of an object is the ____________ caused by gravity pulling down on the mass of an object. It is measured in newtons (N).

Accepted Answer

force

Answer

Newtons

Answer

weight

Answer

mass

Question 15

What do we use to measure weight?

Accepted Answer

forcemeter

Answer

gravimeter

Answer

kilometre

Answer

scales

Question 16

If two forces are balanced, it means the forces are the same size but are acting in what kind of directions?

Accepted Answer

opposite directions

Answer

the same direction

Answer

Westerly direction

Answer

Northerly direction

Question 17

True or False: If two balanced forces are acting on an object, that object will change its motion.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 18

What can unbalanced forces do?

Accepted Answer

Can make objects speed up and move

Answer

Can make object slow down

Answer

Can make objects stop

Answer

Can make objects invisible

Question 19

A girl stands still holding a racket on a tennis court. A ball is coming towards her. Which two forces are balanced?

Accepted Answer

Her weight and a reaction force from the ground

Answer

Air resistance on the ball and gravity

Answer

The force of her opponent's hit on the ball and air resistance

Question 20

When an object falls, air resistance ...

Accepted Answer

acts in the opposite direction to the movement

Answer

does not act at all

Answer

acts in the same direction as the weight

Question 21

Weight is a force and is measured in ...

Accepted Answer

newtons

Answer

metres

Answer

kilograms

Question 22

Where would you feel heaviest?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Answer

Moon

Answer

You would feel equally heavy on both

Question 23

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

Gravity always acts towards the centre of the earth

Answer

Gravity does not act on aeroplanes flying in the sky

Answer

Gravity only acts through air, not through water or land

Question 24

If gravity pulls you towards the centre of the Earth, why don't you fall through the pavement?

Accepted Answer

The pavement exerts an equal force in the opposite direction

Answer

Because gravity doesn't act through pavements

Answer

Because gravity runs out

Question 25

Which gives the smallest reading on a forcemeter?

Accepted Answer

An apple suspended in water

Answer

An apple suspended in air

Answer

They both give the same reading

Question 26

Which of these is not a force?

Accepted Answer

height

Answer

weight

Answer

friction

Question 27

Which of these is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A moving object eventually runs out of force and slows down

Answer

A moving object travels in a line until a force changes its direction

Answer

A moving object carries on moving until a force stops it

Question 28

When an object is at rest/stationary ...

Accepted Answer

There are forces acting on it but these forces are balanced

Answer

There is just one force acting on it, gravity

Answer

There are no forces acting on it

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