WorksheetsEarth and Seasons
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The number of daylight hours changes throughout the year because Earth ________ around the sun.
a)
increases it’s speed
b)
decreases it’s speed
c)
revolves
d)
rotates
2.
When the North end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience ______?
a)
more indirect rays and shorter days.
b)
more indirect rays and longer days.
c)
more direct rays and shorter days.
d)
more direct rays and longer days.
3.
In which seasons does the Earth neither tilt toward or away from the sun?
a)
summer and winter
b)
summer and fall
c)
spring and fall
d)
spring and winter
4.
What occurs when the tilt of the Earth causes the length of the day to be longer or shorter?
a)
a solstice
b)
an equinox
c)
a tide
d)
an eclipse
5.
What occurs when the tilt of Earth causes the length of day and night to be equal?
a)
tide
b)
solstice
c)
equinox
d)
eclipse
6.
What is rotation?
a)
the spinning on an axis
b)
the orbit around another object
c)
any type of movement
d)
spinning and orbiting
7.
How many degrees does the axis of the Earth tilt?
a)
23.3
b)
23.2
c)
23.5
d)
23
8.
_________ hours is how long it takes for the Earth to complete 1 full rotation.
a)
26
b)
12
c)
24
d)
6
9.
How many days does it take for the Earth to complete one full revolution?
a)
365 days
b)
28 days
c)
30 days
d)
365 1/4 days
10.
___________ rays strike Earth at lower angles.
a)
Direct
b)
Indirect
c)
Light
d)
Sound
11.
The start of summer or winter is caused by a(n) ____________.
a)
Solstice
b)
Equinox
c)
Eclipse
12.
The kilogram is the basic metric unit of
a)
length
b)
mass
c)
weight
d)
volume
13.
Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence is called
a)
Observing
b)
Inferring
c)
Predicting
d)
Classifyng
14.
A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question is called a(n)
a)
Prediction
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Theory
d)
Law
15.
In science, a hypothesis must be
a)
correct
b)
manipulated
c)
controlled
d)
testable
16.
Which stage of the scientific process enables a scientist to check the work of other scientists?
a)
classifying
b)
concluding
c)
communicating
d)
hypothesizing
17.
A summary of what you have learned from a scientific experiment is called a(n)
a)
hypothesis
b)
inquiry
c)
conclusion
d)
law
18.
Which scientific tool would be used to find the volume of a liquid?
a)
balance
b)
ruler
c)
spring scale
d)
graduated cylinder
19.
When scientists create a representation of a complex process, they are
a)
inferring
b)
predicting
c)
making models
d)
classifying
20.
Explaining or interpreting the things you observe based on reasoning from what you already know is called
a)
Inferring
b)
Predicting
c)
Observing
d)
Classifying
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