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TERM 1 Class:
1 Write the planets of the Solar System in order. Match to
make complete sentences.
1. Mercury has rings made of rock and ice.
2. is the furthest planet from the Sun.
3. is the second smallest planet and has two moons.
4. is the second furthest planet from the Sun.
5. is the hottest planet.
6. is the only planet we know that supports life.
7. is the smallest planet.
8. is the largest planet.
2 Complete the sentences.
(a) The Earth moves in two ways. (d) It is n on the side of the
(b) The Earth r on its axis. It Earth that is not facing the Sun.
takes o day or (e) The Earth r around the
24 h . Sun. It takes o year.
(c) It is d on the side of the
Earth that is facing the Sun.
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3 Label the seasons and when each one begins. d
a. Summer starts on 21 June. a
b.
c.
d. c
4 Label the four stages of the moon.
5 Look at the diagram. Circle the correct option.
The air we breathe
a. carbon dioxide / oxygen / nitrogen / other gases
b. carbon dioxide / oxygen / nitrogen / other gases
c. carbon dioxide / oxygen / nitrogen / other gases
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6 Complete the sentences about the Earth’s atmosphere.
(a) The Earth’s atmosphere is made up of three (c) The middle layer is called the
layers . . It protects us from the
(b) The is the closest Sun’s .
layer to the Earth. We can breathe the (d) The is the layer that
here. protects us from most of the objects that fall
like wind and rain from space.
happens here.
7 Complete the table.
Temperature Humidity Wind Precipitation
rain
8 Complete the sentences about the instruments we use
to measure weather.
a b
A thermometer measures An anemometer measures
t . w speed.
c d
A hygrometer measures A rain gauge measures
h . r .
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9 Look at the pictures. Categorise the different types of
air pollution. One of them belongs in both categories.
Man-made causes of pollution Natural causes of pollution
a. factories a.
b. b.
c.
d.
10 Complete the sentences about water.
gas aquifers fresh reservoirs groundwater consume
wastewater lakes salt solid
(a) Water has three states: liquid, solid and (d) 97% of the water on Earth is
gas . water. Only 1% is
(b) are man-made water that people can
used for storing fresh water. .
(c) There is a lot of stored (e) is treated before it is
below the Earth’s surface in . returned to the water cycle.
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