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WorksheetsDay and Night / Seasons
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 55mins
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Class
Date
1.
What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?
a)
seasons
b)
year
c)
day & night
d)
eclipse
2.
How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
30 days
d)
365.25 days
3.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
4.
Equinox means -
a)
Equal night and day
b)
Longest day
c)
Shortest day
d)
Tilt
5.
Earth's axis is tilted at -
a)
23.5 degrees
b)
33.5 degrees
c)
28 degrees
d)
90 degrees
6.
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, daylight is -
a)
shorter
b)
longer
c)
equal
7.
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.
8.
Which season has the least amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
9.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
10.
What season is letter A in the northern hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
11.
Why do we experience the changing of the seasons on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)
tilt of the earth's axis
12.
What season is it in the southern hemisphere when the north pole is tilted away from the sun?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
13.
What season is experienced when the north pole is tilted toward the sun?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
14.
Because of the direction that the Earth rotates on its axis, what direction does the sun rise every day?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
15.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
16.
At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
17.
In spring, is the axis of the earth pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
Neither away or toward
c)
away
18.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
19.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
20.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
21.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
22.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
23.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
The warming and cooling of Earth's core.
b)
The distance from the sun.
c)
Earth's revolution and tilted axis.
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis.
24.
Which movement of Earth causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
25.
What directions does the Earth revolve around the sun?
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
26.
The season that comes before winter is?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
spring
d)
fall
27.
Which season has the shortest daylight hours?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Spring
28.
Which seasons have the same amount of daylight hours?
a)
Spring & Fall
b)
Winter & Summer
c)
None of the seasons have equal daylight hours
d)
All are equal
29.
Object orbiting another object.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
30.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
31.
At position A, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
32.
Object spinning on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
33.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
34.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
35.
If there was no tilt of the earth there would be no...
a)
seasons
b)
day & night
c)
leap year
d)
time zones
36.
if the earth did not rotate, there would be no..
a)
day & night
b)
seasons
37.
Which point is experiencing Summer?
a)
Northern Hemisphere at Point A
b)
Northern Hemisphere at Point D
c)
Northern Hemisphere at point B
d)
Northern Hemisphere at point C
38.
Which point is experiencing Winter?
a)
Northern Hemisphere at Point A
b)
Northern Hemisphere at Point D
c)
Northern Hemisphere at point B
d)
Northern Hemisphere at point C
39.
Which point is experiencing Fall?
a)
Northern Hemisphere at Point A
b)
Northern Hemisphere at Point D
c)
Northern Hemisphere at point B
d)
Northern Hemisphere at point C
40.
Which point is experiencing Spring?
a)
Northern Hemisphere at Point A
b)
Northern Hemisphere at Point D
c)
Northern Hemisphere at point B
d)
Northern Hemisphere at point C
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