1. Which ONE of these is NOT a star?

A: The Sun

B: The Moon

C: The Pole Star

D: Sirius

2. Which of the following gives the correct order for the phases of the Moon?

A: New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter, New Moon.

B: New Moon, Full Moon, First Quarter, Last Quarter, New Moon.

C: New Moon, First Quarter, Last Quarter, Full Moon, New Moon.

D: First Quarter, New Moon, Full Moon, New Moon, Last Quarter.

3. Which of these is NOT part of our Solar System?

A: The Sun

B: Earth

C: Neptune

D: Sirius

4. Which ONE of these is NOT true?

A: The Sun is at the centre of the Solar System.

B: There are nine planets that orbit around the Sun.

C: The planets all orbit in the same direction .

D: The planets all orbit around the Sun at the same speed.

5. Which of these lists gives the first four planets in the correct order from the Sun?

A: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

B: Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

C: Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars

D: Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth

6. Which of these is the Earth's nearest neighbour in space?

A: The Sun

B: The Moon

C: Venus

D: Mars

7. Which one of these is the largest?

A: Earth

B: Mars

C: Jupiter

D: Saturn

8. The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is about:

A: 150 kilometres

B: 150,000 kilometres

C: 150,000,000 kilometres

D: 15,000,000,000 kilometres

9. A pattern of stars in the night sky is called a:

A: Comet

B: Constellation

C: Nebula

D: Galaxy

10. Why are different stars visible at different times of the year?

A: Britain is in the Northern Hemisphere.

B: The stars are moving.

C: Some stars stop shining in summer.

1. B

2. A

3. D

4. D

5. A

6. B

7. C

8. C

9. B

10. D