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WorksheetsEarth's Motion
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The time required for the earth to orbit around the sun...
a)
Year
b)
Month
c)
Day
d)
6 Months
2.
The time required for the Moon to orbit around the Earth...
a)
Year
b)
Month
c)
Day
d)
6 Months
3.
The time required for the earth to rotate once on it axis...
a)
Year
b)
Month
c)
Day
d)
6 Months
4.
What keeps the Earth and other planets in orbit?
a)
The sun
b)
Gravity
c)
Earth's magnetic field
d)
tides
5.
When the hours of daylight and darkness are equal everywhere on Earth, the following occurs
a)
solstice
b)
summer
c)
eclipse
d)
equinox
6.
Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees on its axis
a)
true
b)
false
7.
The rotation of Earth is responsible for day and night
a)
true
b)
false
8.
An equinox occurs when the sun is directly over the equator
a)
true
b)
false
9.
The Earth's tilt and revolution cause day and night
a)
true
b)
false
10.
The process of Earth spinning on its axis is referred to as
a)
revolution
b)
ionization
c)
rotation
d)
ellipse
11.
Earth is tilted on its
a)
axis
b)
side
c)
oval
d)
pole
12.
The shortest day of the year in North America is the
a)
New Year
b)
summer solstice
c)
winter solstice
d)
equinox
13.
Which term describes the motion of the planets around the sun?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
completion
d)
galaxy
14.
The amount of time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun is a
a)
day
b)
24 hrs
c)
month
d)
year
15.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
16.
Which definition explains what a solstice is?
a)
When the days and nights are equal?
b)
When the Sun is at its lowest or highest.
c)
When the Sun moves.
d)
When we don't see any light for 6 months.
17.
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space is called
a)
botany
b)
biology
c)
geology
d)
astronomy
18.
A cycle is something that happens over and over again, like the seasons and day & night.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Not sure
19.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
c)
East hemisphere
d)
West hemisphere
20.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
c)
Eastern hemisphere
d)
Western hemisphere
21.
At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
22.
As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
How many days does it take to go around the sun?
a)
300 days
b)
365 1/4 days
c)
3000 days
24.
The reason we have seasons is because we get closer to and farther from the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What degree is the earth tilted?
a)
23
b)
25
c)
23.5
d)
25.5
26.
What does earth's rotation cause?
a)
Hibernation
b)
Day and Night
c)
Four Season
d)
Flowers to grow
27.
What is earth's revolution?
a)
When earth orbits around the sun
b)
When earth bounces
c)
When the sun spins around the earth
d)
When the earth spins on it's axis
28.
What causes day and night?
a)
revolution of Earth
b)
rotation of Earth
c)
orbit of Earth
d)
The moon blocks the Sun
29.
What takes a year?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
30.
How long does earth's rotation last?
a)
90 hours
b)
about 1 hour
c)
about 25 hours
d)
about 24 hours
31.
How long does earth's revolution around the sun take?
a)
1 year
b)
1 day
c)
1 month
d)
4 years
32.
What is letter B's Equinox date?
a)
June 21
b)
December 21
c)
March 21
d)
September 21
33.
What time of the year is the Earth slightly closer to the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
in the summer
b)
in the winter
c)
in the fall
d)
in the spring
34.
On two days each year, around June 21 and December 21, it is either the longest or shortest days of the year. Each of these days is known as a __________
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
c)
vacation
d)
day
35.
Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky during the day?
a)
The Sun revolves around the Earth.
b)
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
c)
The Sun rotates on its axis.
d)
The Earth rotates on its axis.
36.
What effect does the Moon have on the Earth?
a)
It gives us day and night.
b)
It causes tides.
c)
It gives us years.
d)
It makes us rotate on our axis.
37.
What is the correct order of the planets from the Sun?
a)
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
b)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury.
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
d)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury.
38.
What causes the day/night cycle?
a)
Earth turning on its axis.
b)
Earth revolving around the Sun.
c)
The Sun revolving around the Earth.
d)
The Moon revolving around the Earth.
39.
How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth?
a)
24 hours
b)
365 days
c)
28 days
d)
12 hours
40.
Which statement is NOT true?
a)
The moon has craters.
b)
The moon has gravity.
c)
The moon reflects the Sun's light.
d)
The moon produces its own light.
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