2324 2nd term Science test revision

The Earth's rotation means _______________.

• the movement around the Sun

• the movement around the Moon

• the movement of spinning on its axis

• the movement of spinning on the Equator

How long does each of the following take?

• 1 day

• Rotation of the Moon

• About 30 days

• Rotation of the Earth

• 1 year

• Revolution of the Earth

• About 27 days

• Lunar cycle

The cycle of day and night is caused by the ____________ of the Earth.

How many times zones are there on Earth?

Japan is ____________ Macau.

• 1 hour ahead of

• 1 hour behind

• 2 hours ahead of

• 2 hours behind

A plane takes off at 10:00 a.m. in Macau and flies for 4 hours. When it arrives Japan, the local time is ____________.

• 1:00 p.m.

• 2:00 p.m.

• 3:00 p.m.

• 4:00 p.m.

What do we call area A and area B?

We call area A ​ (a)   .

We call area B ​ (b)   .

• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole
• imaginary axis

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called the ___________.

• rotation

• revolution

• recycle

• Hemisphere

Match the seasons of the Northern Hemisphere when the Earth is in the corresponding place.

• Winter

• A

• Spring

• D

• Summer

• B

• Autumn

• C

When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it receives ​ (a)   sunlight. The sunlight is ​ (b)   and the temperature there is generally ​ (c)   .

• overhead
• more focused
• higher
• slanted
• less focused
• lower