SOCIAL SCIENCE: Unit 1.

The Solar System

1. What are the names of the inner planets?

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2. Write the names of the outer planets.

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3. Match.

The Sun is a our planet.

The Moon is a star.

The Earth is satellite.

4. Complete.

Our galaxy is the ______________ Way.

5. Complete using the words.

heat - eight - star - Way - Solar

The ______________ System is a small part of the Universe. It is located in the Milky
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The Solar System consists of the Sun and _______________ planets.

The Sun is a ______________. It emits light and _________________. It is at the

centre of the Solar System.

6. Write the name of our planet.

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7. Which planet is called the red planet?

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8. Which planet is the biggest?

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9. Which planet is the furthest planet from the Sun?

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10. Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

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11. Complete the sentence.

Earth´s satellite is the ______________________.

12. Write the three layers of the Earth.

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 THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH

1. Match and complete the sentences.

Atmosphere water

Hydrosphere continents

Geosphere air

The air we breathe is a part of the ___________________________.

The continents make up the ____________________________.

The oceans are part of the ___________________________.

 How the Earth moves

- Rotation: The Earth rotes on its axis.

It takes one day to complete one rotation.

1 day = 24 hours.

Rotation produces day and night.

1. Look at the picture and complete.

2. How many hours are there in a day?

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- Revolution: The Earth moves around the Sun.

It takes one year to complete one revolution.

1 year = 365 days and 6 hours.

Revolution produces the seasons.

– Spring: 21 march.
– Summer: 21 june.
– Autumn: 21 september.
– Winter: 21 december.
1 year = 365 days and 6 hours.

1 month = Between 28 and 31 days.

1 season = 3 months.

1 week = 7 days.

1 day = 24 hours.

1 hour = 60 minutes.

1 minute = 60 seconds.

A leap year = a year with one additional day.

1. What is the movement that the Earth makes around the Sun?

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2. How long does it take to go around once?

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3. What is the main consequence of this movement?

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4. Match.

A year 7 days

A month 60 minutes

A day 3 months

A week 60 seconds

A lear year Between 28 and 31 days

An hour 365 days

A minute 24 hours

A season 366 days

5. Write the seasons and when they begin.

7. Write the movements and complete.

Axis – Sun – seasons – day – 1 - 365

The Earth rotates on its _________________. This movement is the rotation.

It takes ______day to complete one rotation. It produces ________ and night.

The Earth moves around the _______________. This movement is the revolution.
It takes ___________days to complete one revolution. It produces the
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 How the Moon moves

The Moon is the Earth´s satellite.

- Rotation: The Moon rotates on its axis.

It takes 28 days to do this.

- Revolution: The Moon moves around the Earth.

It takes 28 days to do this.

Phases of the Moon

1. Match.

2. Write the movements of the Moon.

 Cardinal points

Sunrise and sunset

Sun rises in the East.

Sun sets in the West.

1. Write the cardinal porints.

2. Complete with the cardinal points.