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WorksheetsCharacteristics of Earth, Moon, and Sun
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which has craters?
a)
Only the Earth
b)
Only the Moon
c)
Moon and Earth
d)
Sun, Moon, and Earth
2.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
3.
Day and night is caused by the . . .
a)
revolution of Earth around the Sun
b)
orbit of Earth around the Moon
c)
rotation of earth on its axis.
d)
rotation of the Moon on it's axis
4.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
5.
As the Earth travels around the sun, the tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the. . .
a)
months
b)
day and night
c)
seasons
d)
years
6.
Sunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this area doesn't experience seasons.
a)
north pole
b)
south pole
c)
equator
d)
axis
7.
Which of the following is a consequence of the fact that the rotation and revolution periods of
the moon are the same?
a)
the moon keeps the same face turned toward the earth
b)
the moon can never be seen from one hemisphere of the earth
c)
all lunar phases can be seen from the earth
d)
there are about 12 months per year
8.
Which of these have rocks?
a)
Earth, Moon, Sun
b)
Sun and Moon
c)
Moon and Earth
d)
Earth only
9.
What is a revolution?
a)
standing still
b)
spinning in place about an axis
c)
bouncing to another object
d)
one object moving around another object
10.
What is rotation?
a)
standing still
b)
bouncing in place
c)
spinning in place about an axis
d)
an object moving around another object
11.
Earth experiences day and night because . . .
a)
always faces the Sun
b)
rotates on its axis once each day
c)
revolves on its axis once each day
d)
it revolves around the Sun
12.
The moon rotates around the earth once, about every . . .
a)
year
b)
week
c)
month
d)
180 days
13.
Which of these rotate and revolve?
a)
Earth and Moon
b)
only the moon
c)
only the Earth
d)
Earth, Moon, and Sun
14.
Which has changes due to weathering?
a)
Only the Sun
b)
Sun and Moon
c)
Earth and Sun
d)
Only Earth
15.
Which has landforms?
a)
Sun
b)
Sun, Earth, Moon
c)
Earth and Moon
d)
only Earth
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