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4th grade space

4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.5-ESS1-2, NGSS.1-ESS1-1 · England: KS2 Y5 Earth and space

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Question 1
When it is daytime in the UK, it is night-time in…
- A. Spain
- B. Ireland
- C. France
- D. New Zealand
Question 2
The Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 21:00. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 3
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
- B. The Sun travels around the Earth once a day.
- C. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
- D. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
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Question 4
What causes day and night?
- A. the Earth spinning on its axis
- B. clouds covering the sky
- C. the Moon blocking the Sun
- D. the Sun moving around the Earth
Question 5
The Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 19:00. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 6
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- B. Day and night happen because the Earth orbits the Sun.
- C. It is always daytime somewhere on Earth.
- D. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
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Question 7
Why does the Sun seem to move across the sky?
- A. The Sun orbits the Earth each day
- B. It is falling
- C. The Earth is rotating
- D. The wind pushes it
Question 8
The Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:00. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 9
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- B. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
- C. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
- D. Night happens because the Sun switches off.
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Question 10
How long does the Earth take to spin once?
- A. about 24 hours
- B. one year
- C. one month
- D. one week
Question 11
The Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 20:30. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 12
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
- B. It is always daytime somewhere on Earth.
- C. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- D. The Sun travels around the Earth once a day.
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Question 13
Why does the Sun seem to move across the sky?
- A. The Sun orbits the Earth each day
- B. The Earth is rotating
- C. The wind pushes it
- D. It is falling
Question 14
The Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 18:30. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 15
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Night happens because the Sun switches off.
- B. It is always daytime somewhere on Earth.
- C. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
- D. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
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Question 16
When it is daytime in the UK, it is night-time in…
- A. Ireland
- B. New Zealand
- C. France
- D. Spain

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Answer key: 4th grade space

1. D. New Zealand
2. 14.75 h
3. B. The Sun travels around the Earth once a day.
4. A. the Earth spinning on its axis
5. 11.5 h
6. B. Day and night happen because the Earth orbits the Sun.
7. C. The Earth is rotating
8. 13.5 h
9. D. Night happens because the Sun switches off.
10. A. about 24 hours
11. 11.75 h
12. D. The Sun travels around the Earth once a day.
13. B. The Earth is rotating
14. 11 h
15. A. Night happens because the Sun switches off.
16. B. New Zealand