| A | B |
| time taken for moon to orbit the Earth | 1 month |
| time taken for the Earth to orbit the sun | 1 year |
| time taken for the Earth to spin on its axis | 1 day |
| the Earth spins on an | axis |
| the sun and all of its planets | the solar system |
| an object which make its own light is | luminous |
| number days in a calendar year | 365 |
| number of days in a leap year | 366 |
| number of days in an Earth year | 365.25 |
| used to tell the time | shadows |
| something that goes round a planet | satellite |
| path of a planet | orbit |
| planet closest to the sun | Mercury |
| a dwarf planet | Pluto |
| the shape of the Earth | sphere |
| february has a extra day every | 4 years |
| Earth gets its heat and light from | the sun |
| a natural satellite of the Earth | the moon |