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Rotation and Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A spinning motion on an axis
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
2.

The Earth completes one of these every 365.25 days

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

3.
This is the reason we experience day and night
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
4.
The gravitational pull of the Sun on the Earth causes this
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
5.
The motion of one object around another object
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
6.
This, along with the tilt of the Earth, is the reason we experience different seasons
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
7.
Takes about 24 hours to complete one
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
8.
The motion is in the counterclockwise direction and west to east on Earth
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
9.
When one side of the Earth is having daytime, the other side is having nighttime
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
10.
The Earth orbits around the sun
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
11.
The seasons change as the Earth orbits around the sun
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
12.
The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
13.
The Earth spins at a constant speed, always in the same direction
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
14.
Completed in one year
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
15.
As the Earth orbits, the part of the Earth tilted toward the sun is having spring and summer
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
16.
Sunset happens as we begin to turn away from the sun
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
17.
Each season lasts about three months
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
18.
We don't feel the Earth spin because it spins smoothly, never changing pace
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
19.
Places near the equator don't have much change in season because those places are always close to the sun
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
20.
As the Earth orbits, the part of the Earth tilted away from the sun is having fall and winter
a)
rotation
b)
revolution