Earth and beyond

Which of the following statements is correct?

• The moon changes in shape

• The earth spins about its axis

• The sun revolves around the earth

• The earth revolves around the moon

The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called .....

• Earth rotation

• Earth revolution

• Moon revolution

• Sun rotation

How long does it take for the earth to make one complete rotation?

• 24 hours

• 365 hours

• 24 days

• 365 days

Which of the following does the spinning of the earth on its axis cause?

• a year

• the cycle of day and night

• a leap year every 4 years

• season changes

Sunrise and sunset happen because of .....

• the earth rotation

• the earth revolution

• the sun rotation

• the sun revolution

Which part of the Earth has daylight?

• A

• B

• C

• all answers are correct

The orbiting or revolving of the earth around the sun is called

• Earth rotation

• Earth revolution

• Moon revolution

• Sun rotation

What is the period of revolution of Earth around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 365 hours

• 24 days

• 365 days

The Earth orbit the Sun in .... path.

• circular

• rectangle

• square

• oval

The Earth takes 365 days to orbit the Sun once. There are usually 366 days in one year in a calendar. So, an extra day is added to February every four years. In that year, there are 29 days in February instead of 28 days, and the year is called .....

• lunar year

• hijriyah year

• new year

• leap year