ISLAMIYA ENGLISH SCHOOL

WORKSHEET ON “ASTRONOMY”1.

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(Jan 2016 1p)

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Jan 2012 1p

3. The diagram shows the orbits of some objects in the Solar System.

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Jan 2012 2p

4.The planet Mercury orbits the Sun.

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Jan 3013 1p

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Jan 2014 1p

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June 2011 2p

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June 2013 1p8.

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June 2016 1p9. (a) These sentences are about astronomy. Complete the sentences by writing words in the blank spaces.

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June 2016 1pr10

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June 2015 1p11.

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June 2015 1pr12. Planets and comets in our Solar System orbit the Sun. (a) Which force causes planets and comets to orbit the Sun?

(b) The diagram shows the orbits of a planet and a comet around the Sun. [not to scale)

Jan 2015 2p13. In 1969, astronauts left a reflector on the surface of the Moon.

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Jan 2015 1p

14. The Moon orbits the Earth.

(a) State a difference between the orbit of a moon and the orbit of a planet.

(b) The radius of the Moon’s orbit is 385000km. It takes 27 days for the Moon to complete one orbit. Calculate the orbital speed of the Moon. Give a suitable unit.

June 2014 1p

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