Earth Crossword
Use your knowledge of the Sun to complete this crossword.
Use these words to 1
help you: 2
3 4
5
EARTH EQUATOR
6
PLANET LIFE 7 8
WATER ORBIT 9
10 11
MOON TERRESTRIAL
GROUND DAY 14
OXYGEN VENUS 12 13
15
EIGHT ATMOSPHERE
16
SOLAR SYSTEM AXIS
Fill in the correct word in the sentence
clues. Then type the word into the
crossword grid.
Across
5. Mars and ________ are Earth’s Down
neighbouring planets. 1. The Earth is tilted at 23.4 degrees on
6. Earth’s _______ helps to protect us its ______.
from meteoroids. 2. The number of minutes it takes light
7. The Earth makes a complete ________ from the Sun to reach Earth.
around the Sun in about 365 days. 3. Earth is small and rocky. It is known as
a __________ planet.
8. Earth has only one ________. 4. Earth is the fifth largest _______ in
10. The name given to the eight planets our solar system.
that orbit the Sun. 9. The English name ‘Earth’ came from
12. Earth is the only planet in our solar a Germanic word which means “the
system known to support ______. ________.”
14. Earth is the only planet with liquid 11. The imaginary line around the middle
________ on its surface. of the Earth.
13. It is the third planet from the Sun.
15. On Earth, this is about 24 hours long.
16. Earth’s atmosphere is made up mainly
of nitrogen and _______.
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Earth Crossword Answers
Use your knowledge of the Sun to complete this crossword.
Use these words to 1
A
help you: X E
2
T I P
3 4
I
V E N U S L G
5
EARTH EQUATOR
R A T M O S P H E R E
6
PLANET LIFE
O R B I T M O O N T
7 8
WATER ORBIT E
9
G E
S O L A R S Y S T E M
10 11
MOON TERRESTRIAL
T O Q
GROUND DAY 14
R U W A T E R
OXYGEN VENUS L I F E N U
12 13
A A D A Y T
15
EIGHT ATMOSPHERE
L R O X Y G E N
16
SOLAR SYSTEM AXIS
T R
H
Fill in the correct word in the sentence
clues. Then type the word into the
crossword grid.
Across
5. Mars and ________ are Earth’s Down
neighbouring planets. 1. The Earth is tilted at 23.4 degrees on
6. Earth’s _______ helps to protect us its ______.
from meteoroids. 2. The number of minutes it takes light
from the Sun to reach Earth.
7. The Earth makes a complete ________ 3. Earth is small and rocky. It is known as
around the Sun in about 365 days. a __________ planet.
8. Earth has only one _______. 4. Earth is the fifth largest _______ in
10. The name given to the eight planets our solar system.
that orbit the Sun. 9. The English name ‘Earth’ came from
12. Earth is the only planet in our solar a Germanic word which means “the
system known to support ______. ________.”
11. The imaginary line around the middle
14. Earth is the only planet with liquid
of the Earth.
________ on its surface. 13. It is the third planet from the Sun.
15. On Earth, this is about 24 hours long.
16. Earth’s atmosphere is made up mainly
of nitrogen and _______.
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Earth and Space Science
Question and Colour
Circle the answers to the questions.
Colour the picture by using the numbers and colours from your answers.
1 2 3
How long does it take
8 hours 365 days 24 hours
for the Earth to rotate
once on its axis?
4 5 6
How long does it take
24 hours 8 hours 365 days
for the Earth to orbit
once around the Sun?
7 8 9
Without the Sun, the be boiling hot. be dark and without get enough light from
Earth would… life as it would be the Moon.
too cold.
When one side of the 10 11 12
Earth faces the Sun, daytime. night-time. another season.
that side has…
13 14 15
There are leap years 365 days, 6 hours, 364 days to orbit 24 hours to orbit
because the Earth 9 minutes and 9.54 around the Sun. around the Sun.
takes… seconds to orbit
around the Sun.
Which is Earth’s 16 17 18
closest neighbour in the Sun the Moon Mars
outer space?
How long does it take 19 20 21
for the Moon to orbit about 1 month 24 hours 8 hours
the Earth?
22 23 24
Sundials work by… reflecting like a casting shadows. moonlight.
mirror.
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Look at your answers and write the number to match the colour.
yellow blue green brown pink purple red orange
17
13
17
13
10
8
10
3
8
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23
10
8 17
13
8
17
13
10
17 6
19
8
8
8
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Earth and Space Science Answers
Question and Colour
How long does it take 1 2 3
for the Earth to rotate 8 hours 365 days 24 hours
once on its axis?
How long does it take 4 5 6
for the Earth to orbit 24 hours 8 hours 365 days
once around the Sun?
7 8 9
Without the Sun, the be boiling hot. be dark and without get enough light from
Earth would… life as it would be the Moon.
too cold.
When one side of the 10 11 12
Earth faces the Sun, daytime. night-time. another season.
that side has…
13 14 15
There are leap years 365 days, 6 hours, 364 days to orbit 24 hours to orbit
because the Earth 9 minutes and 9.54 around the Sun. around the Sun.
takes… seconds to orbit
around the Sun.
Which is Earth’s 16 17 18
closest neighbour in the Sun the Moon Mars
outer space?
How long does it take 19 20 21
for the Moon to orbit about 1 month 24 hours 8 hours
the Earth?
22 23 24
Sundials work by… reflecting like a casting shadows. moonlight.
mirror.
Look at your answers and write the number to match the colour.
yellow blue green brown pink purple red orange
10 13 17 8 6 19 3 23
Earth and Space
t p a e v h a e r t u n
g l s m e r c u r y t e
s u h e a r t j u n d p
m t s a t u r n a h a t
a o u b r i e a r t h u
r y n w t n o p l b y n
s i p l a n e t s v u e
q o i t j u p i t e r u
e m p s a c v t y n r i
r a w t e b q p i u i u
n u r a n u s k s s d g
i e b r k f g w t e i b
Sun Saturn
Mercury Uranus
Venus Neptune
Earth Pluto
Mars star
Jupiter planets
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Planet Earth
Have you ever wondered why humans live on Earth and not the other planets in our
Solar System? Well, Earth is the only planet in our solar system that has all the things
we need to survive: 21% oxygen in the air to breathe, water to drink and all at just the
right temperature warmed by the Sun. Scientists call this the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ because
everything is ‘just right’…not too hot, not too cold. Its name is derived from the Old
English word ‘ertha’ and the Anglo-Saxon word ‘erda’ which means ground or soil.
The Blue Planet
Earth, the third planet from the Sun after Mercury and Venus, is referred to as ‘The
Blue Planet’ because of how it looks from space. This is due to the fact that over ⅔ of
the Earth’s surface is covered in oceans and seas.
Did you know?
• Age: approx. 4.54 billion years
• Diameter: 13,000 km
• Distance to Sun: 150,000,000 km
• Surface Temperature: 15°C
• Highest point: Mount Everest 8.8 km
• Lowest point: Challenger Deep 10.9 km below sea level
I’m Spinning Around
The Earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours – that’s what gives us day and night.
You wouldn’t notice but the Earth’s spin is actually slowing down by 17 milliseconds
per hundred years. Eventually this will lengthen our days but it will take around 140
million years before our day will have increased from 24 to 25 hours. I wonder if
children 140 million years from now will have an extra hour at school.
Whilst it is spinning, the Earth is also orbiting the Sun, which takes 365 ¼ days to do
one full circuit. This gives us the length of our years. Our seasons are also dependent
on the orbit of the Earth as our planet is tilted at an angle. This means that around
one side of the Sun we are tilted towards it – giving us warmer temperatures and
longer days…our summer. However, around the other side of the Sun we are tilted
away from it giving us less light and cooler temperatures – so this is our winter. All in
all, it’s a pretty amazing planet and I, for one, am glad to call it home.
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Planet Earth
Questions
1. What percentage of the air we breathe is not Oxygen?
2. What is the difference between the highest and lowest points on Earth?
3. How long does it take the Earth to spin once on its axis?
4. Will the Earth always spin at this speed? If not, how will it change?
5. How many planets are between us and the Sun and can you name them?
6. Why do we experience summer around one side of the Sun?
7. In the Fact File section the author has written ‘approx.’, what is the reason for the full stop
in this word?
8. In the ‘I’m Spinning Around’ section, the author writes:
You wouldn’t notice but the Earth’s spin is actually slowing down by 17 milliseconds per
hundred years’
Why does the author say we wouldn’t notice?
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Planet Earth
9. Why do we need to add an extra day to our year every 4 years?
10. Which fact or piece of information has amazed you the most and why?
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Planet Earth
Answers
1. What percentage of the air we breathe is not Oxygen?
79%
2. What is the difference between the highest and lowest points on Earth?
19.7km (10.9 + 8.8)
3. How long does it take the Earth to spin once on its axis?
24 hours/1 day
4. Will the Earth always spin at this speed? If not, how will it change?
No – it is slowing down
5. How many planets are between us and the Sun and can you name them?
2 (Mercury and Venus)
6. Why do we experience summer around one side of the Sun?
The Earth is tilted towards The Sun
7. In the Fact File section the author has written ‘approx.’, what is the reason for the full stop
in this word?
To abbreviate the word – full word: approximately
Discuss: why do this? Can you think of other examples?
8. In the ‘I’m Spinning Around’ section, the author writes:
You wouldn’t notice but the Earth’s spin is actually slowing down by 17 milliseconds per
hundred years’
Why does the author say we wouldn’t notice?
Discuss: Because the decrease is happening so gradually/slowly
9. Why do we need to add an extra day to our year every 4 years?
Due to the fact we have an extra ¼ day every year we orbit The Sun
10. Which fact or piece of information has amazed you the most and why?
Open ended to discuss.
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Earth, moon, and sun
Grade 2 Science Worksheet
Fill in the blanks.
moon month light star
hours planet year sun
The sun is a __________.
It puts out heat and __________.
The earth is a __________. It spins, or
rotates, all the way around once every
24 __________.
The earth goes around the __________
in about one __________.
The __________ goes around the earth
in about one __________.
How many times have you traveled with the earth around
the sun?
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Answers
moon month light star
hours planet year sun
star
The sun is a __________.
light
It puts out heat and __________.
planet
The earth is a __________.
It spins, or rotates, all the way around
hours
once every 24 __________.
sun
The earth goes around the __________
year
in about one __________.
moon
The __________ goes around the earth
month
in about one __________.
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