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WorksheetsEarth and the Sun's Energy
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the Northern Hemisphere, on which date does the summer solstice occur?
a)
March 21
b)
June 21
c)
September 21
d)
December 21
2.
In the Northern Hemisphere, on which date does the winter solstice occur?
a)
March 21
b)
June 21
c)
September 21
d)
December 21
3.
In the Northern Hemisphere, on which date does the fall equinox occur?
a)
March 21
b)
June 21
c)
September 21
d)
December 21
4.
In the Northern Hemisphere, on which date does the spring equinox occur?
a)
March 21
b)
June 21
c)
September 21
d)
December 21
5.
On what special parallel are the sun's most direct rays striking on December 21?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Antarctic Circle
6.
On what special parallel are the sun's most direct rays striking on March 21?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Equator
7.
On what special parallel are the sun's most direct rays striking on June 21?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Antarctic Circle
8.
On what special parallel are the sun's most direct rays striking on September 21?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Equator
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
9.
At which special parallel is it dark 24 hours a day beginning on December 21?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
North Pole
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
South Pole
10.
At which special parallel is it daylight 24 hours a day beginning on December 21?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
North Pole
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
South Pole
11.
At which special parallel is it dark 24 hours a day beginning on June 21?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
North Pole
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
South Pole
12.
At which special parallel is it daylight 24 hours a day beginning on June 21?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
North Pole
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
South Pole
13.
The Earth's axis is tilted at how many degrees?
a)
66 1/2
b)
0
c)
90
d)
23 1/2
14.
The earth takes exactly how many days to make one complete revolution
a)
365 1/4
b)
1
c)
365
d)
29
15.
What 2 factors work together to cause the seasons to change?
a)
rotation and revolution
b)
tilt and revolution
c)
daylight savings time
d)
tilt and rotation
16.
How long does it take the Earth to make one rotation?
a)
24 hours
b)
12 hours
c)
8 hours
d)
48 hours
17.
What does the Earth's rotation cause to happen?
a)
seasons
b)
day and night
18.
Which latitude zone experiences 4 seasons and is found between 30 and 60 degrees North and South of the Equator?
a)
High
b)
Middle
c)
Low
19.
Which latitude zone is found between 60 and 90 degrees North and South of the Equator and always has cold temperatures?
a)
High
b)
Middle
c)
Low
20.
Which latitude zone is found between 0 and 30 degrees North and 0 and 30 degrees South where it is always warm?
a)
High
b)
Middle
c)
Low
21.
What do we call the year that has February 29th?
a)
Nothing special
b)
Year of the Frog
c)
Passover
d)
Leap Year
22.
What term means energy from the sun?
a)
direct
b)
solar
c)
indirect
d)
sonar
23.
What term means one complete spin of the Earth on its axis?
a)
renovation
b)
revolution
c)
rotation
d)
revelation
24.
What term means one complete turn of the Earth around the sun?
a)
renovation
b)
revolution
c)
rotation
d)
revelation
25.
What is the imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles on which the Earth turns called?
a)
equator
b)
South Pole
c)
North Pole
d)
axis
26.
Which two hemispheres have opposite seasons?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Eastern and Western
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
27.
What is the path that earth travels as it is revolving around the sun?
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
yellow brick road
d)
tilt
28.
The earth takes exactly how many days to make one complete revolution
a)
365 1/4
b)
1
c)
365
d)
24
29.
How long does it take the Earth to make one rotation?
a)
24 hours, 1 day
b)
12 hours, 1/2 day
c)
8 hours, a working day
d)
48 hours, 2 days
30.
The earth rotates on its:
a)
axis
b)
orbit
c)
equator
d)
revolution
31.
The earth revolves on its:
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
revolution
32.
True or False:
The sun revolves around the earth.
The sun revolves around the earth.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Which special parallel is at 66 1/2' North, close to the North Pole?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Antarctic Circle
34.
Which special parallel is at 66 1/2' South, close to the South Pole?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Antarctic Circle
35.
Which special parallel is at 23 1/2' North, just north of the equator?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Antarctic Circle
36.
Which special parallel is at 23 1/2' South, just south of the equator?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Antarctic Circle
37.
Which special parallel receives the most solar energy, all year long?
a)
equator
b)
tropic of cancer
c)
tropic of capricorn
d)
arctic circle
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