Questions on the Earth in Space
Q1. The diagram below shows the Earth, the Sun, the Moon and an artificial satellite.
![](spacediag1.png)
(a) What do the letters A, B and C, on the diagram, represent?
A is the Sun
B is the Earth
C is the Moon
if all three answers are correct, ![](../../../graphics/symbols/nuclides/ticksmall.png)
![](../../../graphics/symbols/nuclides/ticksmall.png)
if two answers are correct, ![](../../../graphics/symbols/nuclides/ticksmall.png)
2 marks
(b) Give one use of a satellite.
Any one from ![](../../../graphics/symbols/nuclides/ticksmall.png)
- weather forecasting accept 'to look at the weather'
- communications accept 'telephone' or 'internet'
- television or TV
- spying
- space telescope accept 'Hubble telescope' accept 'to find out more about the universe' accept 'searching for meteors or comets'
- global positioning system or GPS accept 'navigation' accept 'monitoring the Earth'
1 mark
(c) Which of the following is a source of light energy?
- the Earth
- the Moon
- the Sun
![](../../../graphics/symbols/nuclides/ticksmall.png)
- a satellite
1 mark
(d) The curve shows the path of the Sun in the sky from sunrise to sunset in England one day in summer.
![](spacediag1bANS.png)
(i) On the curve, mark the position of the Sun at 9.00 am. Label this point A.
See diagram ![](../../../graphics/symbols/nuclides/ticksmall.png)
1 mark
(ii) The Sun seemed to move from point B to point C. How many hours did this take?
4 hours ![](../../../graphics/symbols/nuclides/ticksmall.png)
1 mark
(e) On the diagram above, draw the path of the Sun from sunrise to sunset on a day in winter.
a curve below the printed line at all points ![](../../../graphics/symbols/nuclides/ticksmall.png)
the line must start and finish on the horizon
do not accept a curve which begins or finishes at the same points as the existing curve
1 mark
Maximum 7 marks