Earth's Cycles Unit 3 Lesson 1

Unit 3 Lesson 2

Earth's Place in Space

Day & Night

• Read the passage

Multiple Choice

When a part of the Earth faces the sun it is

• day

• night

• winter

• fall

Multiple Choice

The part of the earth that faces away from the sun is

• day

• night

• winter

• fall

Multiple Choice

One rotation of the earth is equal to

• One day

• One month

• One year

Earth's Motion Around the Sun

Read the passage

Multiple Choice

The imaginary line that the Earth rotates along

• Equater

• Longnitude

• Axis

• North & South

Multiple Choice

One orbit of the earth is called

• a year

• a week

• a day

• a month

Seasons

Read the passage about the causes of the seasons

Multiple Choice

As one hemisphere tilts towards the sun it is ____

• warmer and has more light

• cooler and has more light

• warmer and has less light

• cooler and has less light

Multiple Select

Select the hemispheres the earth is broken into

• Norther Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

What season occurs when the hemisphere is tilted away from the sun?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

Multiple Choice

What season occurs when the hemisphere is tilted away from the sun?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring