WorksheetsRotation and Revolution Progress Chekc
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
2.
What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?
a)
25.3 degrees
b)
32.5 degrees
c)
28.5 degrees
d)
23.5 degrees
3.
What direction does the Earth's axis always point?
a)
West
b)
East
c)
North
d)
South
4.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
5.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
6.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
7.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 1/4 days
d)
29.5 days
8.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
9.
A cycle is something that happens over and over again, like the seasons and day & night.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Not sure
10.
How many days does it take to go around the sun?
a)
300 days
b)
365 1/4 days
c)
3000 days
11.
The reason we have seasons is because we get closer and farther to the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
How long does earth's rotation last?
a)
90 hours
b)
about 1 hour
c)
24 hours
d)
48 hours
13.
What does earth's rotation cause?
a)
Hibernation
b)
Day and Night
c)
Four Season
d)
Flowers to grow
14.
What is earth's revolution?
a)
When earth orbits around the sun
b)
When earth bounces
c)
When the sun spins around the earth
d)
When the earth spins on it's axis
15.
Sunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this particular area doesn't experience seasons.
a)
north pole
b)
south pole
c)
equator
16.
During an ________, the length of nighttime and daytime are about the same because neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
c)
earthquake
d)
solar eclipse
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