WorksheetsDay and night cycle
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The turning or spin of Earth on its axis.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Rounding
d)
Rousting
2.
What is the result of the Earth’s rotation?
a)
Seasons
b)
Eclipses
c)
Moon Phases
d)
Day and Night
3.
What is the name of the imaginary line that the Earth rotates on?
a)
North Pole
b)
equator
c)
axis
d)
South Pole
4.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?
a)
365 days/1 year
b)
1 week
c)
24 hours/1 day
5.
What 2 things cause seasons on Earth?
a)
axis and orbit
b)
Winter and Fall
c)
Summer and Spring
d)
Sun and Moon
6.
The Earth revolves around the Sun every...
a)
month
b)
year
c)
day
d)
3 years
7.
The Sun moves around the Earth and the Earth stays still.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing the sun has ________.
a)
an axis
b)
darkness (night)
c)
daylight
d)
winter
9.
As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing away from the sun has ________.
a)
daylight
b)
darkness (night)
c)
summer
d)
nice weather
10.
Earth is tilted on its _______.
a)
side
b)
axis
c)
hemisphere
d)
equator
11.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is _____ in the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
12.
The orbit is the same as ____________.
a)
Rotating
b)
Revolving
c)
Spinning
13.
Rotation causes ___________.
a)
Day and Night
b)
Seasons
c)
The Earth to be tilted
14.
What does the Earth orbit around?
a)
axis
b)
sun
c)
orbit
d)
moon
15.
If the earth didn't rotate on its axis. What natural cycle would this affect?
a)
seasons
b)
tides
c)
day and night
d)
moon phases
16.
What season is letter A in the northern hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
17.
What season is experienced when the north pole is tilted toward the sun?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
18.
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
19.
When the Northern Hemisphere leans toward the sun, the northern part gets -
a)
more sunlight
b)
less sunlight
c)
to be winter
d)
cooler
20.
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.
21.
Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is _____.
a)
turned away from the Sun
b)
turned toward the Sun
c)
tilted away from the Sun
d)
tilted toward the Sun
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