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6.1.2a Contents of the Solar System

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Question 6
a.

Explain why the Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west daily.

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b.

List the four outer giant planets of our Solar System in order of their distance from the Sun (from closest to furthest). One is done for you.

  1. _________________
  2. Saturn
  3. _________________
  4. _________________
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c.

The Sun consists mostly of two elements. State these two elements.

  1. _________________
  2. _________________
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d.

State the structural shape category (such as spiral, elliptical, or irregular) of our galaxy, the Milky Way.

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6.1.2a Contents of the Solar System Questions

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60 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 6.1.2a Contents of the Solar System. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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