WorksheetsRotation and Revolution
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes day and night?
a)
revolution of Earth
b)
rotation of Earth
c)
orbit of Earth
d)
The moon blocks the Sun
2.
What degree is the earth tilted?
a)
23
b)
25
c)
23.5
d)
25.5
3.
Earth's axis always points toward -
a)
Polaris
b)
the south
c)
the sun
d)
the moon
4.
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis one time?
a)
24 hours
b)
24.25 hours
c)
365 days
d)
365.25 days
5.
Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis
a)
Rotation
b)
Compass
c)
Sundail
d)
Movement
6.
You are getting ready for school. On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.
a)
school
b)
bed
c)
breakfast
d)
lunch
7.
What causes the sun to look like it is rising in the east and setting in the west?
a)
moon's orbit
b)
sun's rotation
c)
Earth's revolution
d)
Earth's rotation
8.
What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
latitude
9.
The Earth revolves around the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
When the Earth spins on its axis this causes ___________________
a)
all four seasons to happen.
b)
day and night to happen.
c)
the moon to go through phases.
d)
high tides and low tides.
11.
Why do globes lean sideways?
a)
To allow them to spin easier.
b)
To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.
c)
To demonstrate the effects of gravity.
d)
To demonstrate day and night.
12.
Objects in the sky appear to move from _______ to _______.
a)
East to West
b)
West to East
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
13.
Earth revolves around the sun every ----, which is why we have a leap year every 4 years.
a)
365.25 days
b)
365 days
c)
24 hours
14.
It takes Earth ____ to rotate on its axis.
a)
24 hours
b)
365 days
c)
one month
d)
one week
15.
Which direction does Earth rotate?
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
left to right
d)
up and down
16.
Earth revolves around the sun in a ______ direction.
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
rotational
d)
forward moving
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