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WorksheetsLeap Year Brain Pop
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a solar year?
a)
The time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the sun
b)
The time it takes the Earth to make a full rotation on its axis
c)
The time it takes the Sun to make one revolution around the galaxy
d)
The time it takes the moon to make one revolution around the Earth
2.
One solar year lasts _______ 365 days
a)
Less than
b)
Approximately
c)
Exactly
d)
12 hours longer than
3.
Leap day is a quadrennial occurrence. What does "quadrennial" mean?
a)
Occurring exactly once a year
b)
Occurring infrequently
c)
Occurring exactly every four years
d)
Occurring exactly once per century
4.
What can you infer about the Roman calendar before Julius Caesar reformed it?
a)
It was not divided into months and weeks
b)
It was used mainly by farmers
c)
It was extremely flawed
d)
It was based on the phases of the moon
5.
Today, the winter solstice occurs on December 21. When did it fall in the years immediately before the Gregorian calendar was adopted?
a)
In late November
b)
In late January
c)
In early February
d)
In early November
6.
Which of the following years was a leap year?
a)
1978
b)
1982
c)
1984
d)
1990
7.
If you were born on Leap Day, 1980, how many birthdays would you have celebrated by 2010 (assuming you only celebrated your birthday on Leap Day)?
a)
30
b)
15
c)
6
d)
7
8.
Why did 1752 only have 354 days in the U.S. and Britain?
a)
It marked the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar
b)
The two countries were experimenting with a lunar calendar that year
c)
The solar year was shorter than normal that year
d)
It was a leap year
9.
How do the traditional Chinese and Hebrew calendars differ from the Gregorian calendar?
a)
Their months are based on the cycles of the moon
b)
Their years are usually longer than Gregorian calendar years
c)
They have a leap year every two years instead of every four years
d)
Their years are all exactly 365 days long
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