ESST revision

a.     The Earth _____________ around its axis every 24 hours.

• rotates

• revolves

• stops

a.     It takes Earth one year to _______________ around the sun.

• rotate

• revolve

• play

a.     The ______________ divides the Earth into Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.

• axis

• line

• equator

The axis is an imaginary line.

 

 

 

• true

• false

 

The globe is a small model of Earth. ___________

 

 

• true

• false

 

Summer is cold, but winter is hot. ___________

 

• true

• false

What might happen if the Earth stopped rotating around itself?

• there will be no seasons

• there will be no day and night

• nothing will happen

What will happen if the sun did not exist (no sun)?

• we will have no seasons

• we will have no day and night

• we will have no seasons nor day and night

What would you do if the weather got colder?

• drink hot chocolate

• wear heavy clothes

• use a heater to warm my house

• all answers are correct

Draw a picture of Earth's rotation that causes day and night

Answer explanation

You should show Earth and its axis and the sun. Mark which part has day and which part has night.