Year 7 - The Earth - Years and Days

• Physics
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Smallest

Largest

Put these objects in order of size.

Sun

Earth

Moon

Solar system

Galaxy 

Universe

Human

Atom

Inner planets

Outer planets

Rocky

Gas giants

Hotter

Colder

Short years

Long years

Few moons

Many moons

Jupiter

Mars

Venus

Neptune

Uranus

Mercury

Earth

Saturn

What season would it
be in the northern
hemisphere?

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Autumn
4. Winter

What season would it
be in the southern
hemisphere?

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Autumn
4. Winter

What season would it
be in the northern
hemisphere?

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Autumn
4. Winter

What season would it
be in the southern
hemisphere?

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Autumn
4. Winter

Which hemisphere does
this graph show?

Australia is in the southern hemisphere. What season will it be in Australia in June?

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Autumn
4. Winter

England is in the northern hemisphere. What season will it be in England in March?

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Autumn
4. Winter

What season will it be in the UK when the Earth's top axis is tilted towards the Sun?

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Autumn
4. Winter

What season will it be in the UK when the Earth's top axis is tilted away from the Sun?

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Autumn
4. Winter

Sort the statements into summer and winter (for the UK)

Summer

Winter

Days are longer than nights

Sun in low in the sky at midday

Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun

Happens in June, July and August