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WorksheetsSun Earth Moon
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When is the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere?
a)
June 21st
b)
Dec. 21st
c)
Mar. 21st
d)
Sept. 21st
2.
When it is fall in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
winter
d)
fall
3.
What is the angle of the tilt of the earth?
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
28.5
d)
23.8
4.
How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?
a)
365 1/4 days
b)
24 hours
c)
29 days
d)
7 1/2 minutes
5.
Spinning of Earth on its axis.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
6.
Movement of Earth around the sun.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
7.
Earth has seasons because.....
a)
Its axis is tilted
b)
Revolves around Saturn
c)
The sun revolves around Earth
8.
What is revolution?
a)
a day were the sun appears farthest north of the equator once each year and farthest south each year
b)
the movement of one object around another
9.
what is rotation?
a)
the spinning of earth on its axis
b)
the imaginary line that passes through earths center.
c)
the movement of one object around another
d)
when the sun goes around earth 4 times
10.
what causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
solstice
d)
equinox
11.
Which location on Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
a)
The deserts
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
The Western Hemisphere
12.
Seasonal changes are caused by Earth's ........... around the sun.
a)
Orbit
b)
Revolution
c)
Rotation
d)
Tilt of axis
13.
Earth's orbit brings the planet closest to the sun in ............
a)
February
b)
August
c)
July
d)
January
14.
When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is winter in the ?
a)
equator
b)
Northern H.
c)
Western H.
d)
Eastern H.
15.
In June, there are fewer hours of daylight and less direct sunlight in the?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Northern Hemisphere
c)
Western Hemisphere
d)
Eastern Hemisphere
16.
what causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
solstice
d)
equinox
17.
why does earth have seasons?
a)
because the sun goes to some places a some dates because he feels like it
b)
because its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun
c)
because
18.
What is an Equinox?
a)
a body that orbits a planet
b)
a giant ball of hot gas
c)
a day were day and nigh are each about 12 hours long everywere
19.
The sun is a _______.
a)
star
b)
planet
c)
satellite
20.
How long does it take the moon to make one revolution?
a)
365 days
b)
1 month
c)
24 hours
d)
1 week
21.
The phase of the moon that makes it dark and not visible is called a _______.
a)
new moon
b)
half moon
c)
crescent moon
d)
full moon
22.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
23.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
24.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
25.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
26.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
27.
What position is the Earth in when the Northern Hemisphere is In the middle of Winter?
a)
Leaving Summer and heading towards Winter
b)
Leaving Winter and Heading towards Summer
c)
Leaning Towards the Sun
d)
Leaning away from the Sun
28.
Which process takes the least amount of time?
a)
the amount of time it takes for Earth to rotate
b)
the amount of time it takes the Moon to rotate
c)
the amount of time it takes the Moon to revolve
d)
the amount of time it takes Earth to revolve
29.
Why doesn't Earth's orbit cause seasonal temperature changes on Earth?
a)
Even though Earth's orbit is an ellipse, the change in distance from the Sun is only an optical illusion
b)
The change in distance occurs at the same time as the seasons, so we don't notice the change.
c)
The change in distance is actually minimal. Earth's tilted axis is the real cause of seasons on Earth
d)
The change in distance is the real cause of seasons on Earth.
30.
What is Earth's axis, labeled with letter A, on the figure?
a)
Earth's axis is the imaginary vertical line that separates the eastern and western hemispheres
b)
Earth's axis is the imaginary line around on Earth spins
c)
Earth's axis is the imaginary horizontal line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres
d)
Earth's axis is the imaginary line on which Earth revolves around the Sun
31.
From the figure shown, which statement describes Earth’s orbit around the Sun
a)
The orbit is a perfect circle
b)
The orbit is a circle with a radius of 152 million miles
c)
The orbit is nearly circular with Earth farthest from the Sun at 152 million miles
d)
The orbit is a circle with Earth farthest from the Sun at 147 million miles.
32.
What does Earth's rotation cause?
a)
a year
b)
the seasons
c)
eclipses
d)
day and night
33.
Which of these is the largest?
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Earth
34.
What causes the seasonal changes on the Earth?
a)
It’s position to the Sun.
b)
It’s revolution around the Sun.
c)
It’s rotation on it’s axis.
d)
The tilt of the Earth’s axis.
35.
Which motion causes the pattern of day and night on Earth?
a)
Earth rotates on its axis
b)
Earth orbits around the sun
c)
the moon rotates on its axis
d)
the moon orbits around Earth
36.
A class was learning about the pattern of day and night on Earth. What part of Earth experiences night at the same time?
a)
less than 1/4
b)
about 1/2
c)
about 3/4
d)
almost all
37.
Which location on Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
a)
The deserts
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
The Western Hemisphere
38.
Which of these best shows that the Earth revolves around the sun as the moon revolves around the Earth?
a)
Picture A
b)
Picture B
c)
Picture C
d)
Picture D
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