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What do I know?

Welcome to your topic about the Earth and Space!

Today, you are going to complete mind maps, thinking about what you already know.

1. What do I know about the Earth?

2. What do I know about the Sun?

3. What do I know about the Moon?

4. What else do I know about Space?

5. What do I want to learn in this topic?

Use lots of different colours in your mind map!

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1. What shape are the Sun, Earth and Moon?

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Round and flat

Cuboid

Roughly spherical

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2. Which is larger; the Sun, Moon or Earth? 

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Sun 

Moon

Earth

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3. How long does it take the Earth to orbit (go around) the Sun once?

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28 days

24 hours

365 days

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4. How long does it take the moon the travel once around the Earth?

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24 hours

28 days

12 months

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5. How long does it take the Earth to turn once on its axis?

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12 hours

6 hours

24 hours

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6. Which part of the Earth is in daylight? 

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The part facing the sun.

The part facing away from the sun. 

The part facing the moon.

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7. Why does the moon seem to change shape?

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Because the moon gets bigger and smaller.

Because we only see the part of the moon lit by the sun. 

Because sometimes it is cloudy. 

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8. Why, in some parts of the world like Spain, are days in summer longer than days in winter? 

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Because the sun gets brighter in the summer. 

Because the Earth is tilted on its axis as it moves around the sun.

Because the Earth spins more slowly in the summer.

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9. How many planets are there in our Solar System?

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8

9

13

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10. What is the name of the invisible line that divides the Earth into two hemispheres? 

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North Pole line

Axis

Equator

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