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Earth and Space

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.
What is this diagram representing? 
a)
Earth revolving on its axis every 365 days to make day/night
b)
Earth rotating on its axis around the sun every year
c)
The sun rotates on its axis around Earth to make day/night
d)
The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours to make day/night
2.
How do we know this chart is showing climate?
a)
It has Low and High temperatures
b)
It says average and has many months (long time)
c)
The temperature is in Fahrenheit to be more accurate
d)
None of the above
3.
What is happening in this water cycle during the CONDENSATION phase?
a)
The gas is cooling and turning back into a liquid
b)
The gas is heating up and evaporating
c)
The water is coming back down to earth as precipitation
d)
The liquid is heating up and changing into a gas/vapor
4.
Why is this model representing Earth's Revolution around the sun?
a)
It shows how there are 4 weeks in a month as Earth rotates on its axis
b)
Earth revolving on its axis in 1 month
c)
It is showing how Earth has 4 seasons as it orbits around the sun in a year
d)
All of the above are correct
5.
About how many days does the moon repeat its phases?
a)
about 28 days
b)
about 24 hours
c)
about 365 days
6.
What causes Earth to have a day/night cycle? 
a)
Earth orbits on its axis around the sun every 365 days
b)
Earth's rotation (spin/turn) on its axis every 24 hours
c)
Earth revolving around the sun in 1 year
d)
The moon's orbit around earth about 28 days
7.
The Earth has seasons because Earth is titled as it
a)
revolves around the sun every 24 hours
b)
rotates around the sun in 28 days
c)
Revolves/Orbits around the sun every 1 year
d)
Orbits around the moon
8.
What is the name of the missing moon phase? 
a)
New Moon
b)
Second Moon
c)
Last Moon
d)
Last Quarter/Half
9.
What causes the tides on Earth to change between low tide and high tide?
a)
The gravitational pull of the moon's orbit around Earth
b)
The sun heating and cooling the waters
c)
The water cycle
d)
The moon staying in one spot
10.
Other words for Earth's Rotation on its Axis are: 
a)
Day/Night, 24hours, Spin, Turn
b)
Orbit, Day/Night, Revolve
c)
1 year, 4 Seasons, Turn
d)
Spin, Orbit, 365 Days
11.
Other words for Revolution of Earth are...?
a)
Revolve, 365 Days, Orbit Around, 1 year
b)
4 seasons, Day/Night, Rotate
c)
Axis, 1 year, 24 hours
d)
Moon phases, Tides, Day/night
12.
The Sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ____________. 
a)
sunrise - east
sunset - west
b)
sunrise - north
sunset west
c)
sunrise - east
sunset - south
d)
sunrise - west
sunset - east
13.
About what time would this be? 
a)
around 7 AM in the morning
b)
around 7 PM in the evening
c)
around noon (12 PM)
d)
none of the above
14.
About what time would this be? 
a)
around noon (12PM)
b)
around 7 AM morning
c)
around 5 PM evening
d)
all of the above
15.
If the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, which states would represent the sun rising in the east and setting in the west? 
a)
Florida to California
b)
Texas to Oklahoma
c)
Washington to New York
d)
Colorado to Texas