WASSCE Geography · Paper 1 style

Solar system

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The sun is a

Astar
Bplanet
Csatellite
Dcomet

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Answer: A

Sun = star.

Trap B Solar system and earth misconceptions: Order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Equinoxes ~21 March and 23 September (equal day and night). Solstices ~21 June and 22 December. Lunar eclipse: earth between sun and moon.

Trap C Picks a closely related feature or term: Learn related features as contrasting pairs: how each forms and what it looks like.

Trap D Gives only part of the answer: Recall the full definition or list of factors and check the option covers it.

Traps in Solar system

Solar system and earth misconceptions
Order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Equinoxes ~21 March and 23 September (equal day and night). Solstices ~21 June and 22 December. Lunar eclipse: earth between sun and moon.
Picks a closely related feature or term
Learn related features as contrasting pairs: how each forms and what it looks like.
Gives only part of the answer
Recall the full definition or list of factors and check the option covers it.

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