Alien AFL Assessment 1.

Alien AFL Assessment:
Our Solar System

You have 1 hour to complete
this assessment.
Introduction:
In Alien Our solar system you learnt about the universe,
conditions needed for life and how forces helped to shape the
solar system. Now its your turn
Below is a diagram, however it is incomplete
1) From the word bank provided below, fill in the boxes in order
to complete the diagram. [2 marks]
2) Also shade your globe to show where it is day and where it is
night. [2 marks]
WORD BANK:
Anticlockwise
West
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Day
Clockwise
East
Day here, the earth receives light from the sun.
Night here, as the Earth shadows the sun.
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3) Using the same word bank, fill in the gaps.

Our planet spins in other words from
to It takes hours for one spin, we
call this one
[4 marks]
4) i. To be awarded a level 7 you must do the following:

Explain what happens when the moon moves between the Sun
and the Earth. What do we call this? Answer in as much detail
as possible.
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[8 marks]
4) ii. To be awarded level 8 you must have completed your

explanation and backed up your statements with a diagram
Draw a diagram to explain the process above:
REMEMBER:
To label your diagram
[5 marks]
Only If you would like to do something else (apart from drawing
a diagram) you may wish to do the following
4iii)
You have to write 2 or 3 paragraphs about:
What conditions are needed to create a habitable planet in our solar
system? Write in much as detail as possible.
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[13 marks]
END OF TEST
Remember to check through your answers if you
have time!
Mark scheme
Day here, the
earth receives
light from the
Night here, as
the Earth
shadows the
1)/2)
3) Our planet spins anticlockwise in other words from west to

east. It takes 24 hours for one spin, we call this one day.
4i) Comments showing the concept of shadow being cast
(darkness) on the face of the Earth. This is a solar eclipse.
Sample answer for question 4i):
As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun
and the Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun. This can happen only
during a new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth.
In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and
annular eclipses only part of the Sun is obscured.
If the Moon were in a circular orbit close enough to the Earth and in the same orbital
plane, there would be total solar eclipses every single month. However, the Moon's
orbit is angled at more than 5 degrees to the earth's orbit around the sun so its
shadow at new moon often misses the Earth. The Earth's orbit is called the ecliptic
plane as the Moon's orbit must cross this plane in order for an eclipse (both solar as
well as lunar) to occur. In addition, the Moon's actual orbit is elliptical, often taking it
far enough away from the Earth so that its apparent size is not large enough to block
the Sun totally. The orbital planes cross each year at a line of nodes resulting in at
least two, and up to five, solar eclipses occurring each year; no more than two of which
can be total eclipses. Total solar eclipses are nevertheless rare at any particular
location because totality exists only along a narrow path on the Earth's surface traced
by the Moon's shadow or umbra.
4ii) Note: It is not necessary to have labelled the umbra shadow

and penumbra shadow. However these could be used as targets
for students that achieve a level 8.
Or
4iii) Sample ideas:

The requirements of a habitable planet
a solar system with a single massive Sun than can serve as a long-lived,
stable source of energy
a terrestrial planet (non-gaseous)
the planet must be the right distance from the sun in order to preserve
liquid water at the surface if its too close, the water is burnt off in a
runaway greenhouse effect, if its too far, the water is permanently
frozen in a runaway glaciation
the solar system must be placed at the right place in the galaxy not too
near dangerous radiation, but close enough to other stars to be able to
absorb heavy elements after neighboring stars die
a moon of sufficient mass to stabilize the tilt of the planets rotation
plate tectonics
an oxygen-rich atmosphere
a sweeper planet to deflect comets, etc.
planetary neighbors must have non-eccentric orbits
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Levelling Threshold:
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Level
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7c
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7b
12-14
7a
15-17
18-20
8c
8b
21
8a

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Alien AFL Assessment:

Our Solar System

Day here, the earth receives light from the sun.

Night here, as the Earth shadows the sun.

3) Using the same word bank, fill in the gaps.

4) i. To be awarded a level 7 you must do the following:

4) ii. To be awarded level 8 you must have completed your

3) Our planet spins anticlockwise in other words from west to

Sample answer for question 4i):

4ii) Note: It is not necessary to have labelled the umbra shadow

4iii) Sample ideas:

a terrestrial planet (non-gaseous)

a moon of sufficient mass to stabilize the tilt of the planets rotation

a sweeper planet to deflect comets, etc.

planetary neighbors must have non-eccentric orbits

Feedback for AFL Assessment:

What I did well:

What I could do to improve:

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