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Worksheets7th Grade M-STEP Science Review #7
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What season does South America experience when the South Pole tilts towards the Sun?
a)
Fall
b)
Spring
c)
Winter
d)
Summer
2.
Why does the Earth experience seasons?
a)
The sun gets hotter in the spring and summer.
b)
The Earth receives less sun in the fall and winter.
c)
The tilt of the Earth toward and away from the sun.
d)
The distance between the Sun and the Earth changes.
3.
Which word best describes the path of the earth’s orbit around the sun?
a)
Circular
b)
Eclipse
c)
Elliptical
d)
Rotation
4.
Why does the Earth experience seasons?
a)
The tilt of the Earth on its axis.
b)
The Sun gets hotter in the Spring and Summer.
c)
The Earth receives less sun in the Fall and Winter.
d)
The distance between the Sun and the Earth changes.
5.
How do we define the length of a year?
a)
One rotation around a planet.
b)
One revolution around the sun.
c)
One rotation on the planets axis.
d)
One revolution around a moon.
6.
What happens during a leap year?
a)
The number of days in a year is larger
b)
The number of minutes in a day is more
c)
The number of hours of daylight is greater
d)
The number of months for the Earth’s orbit is longer
7.
What unit of time is equal to one revolution of the Earth around the Sun?
a)
An hour
b)
A day
c)
A month
d)
A year
8.
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun?
a)
24 hours
b)
30 days
c)
365 days
9.
The Earth takes 365.25 days to orbit the Sun. Which of the following is a consequence of this fact?
a)
An extra day every four years.
b)
February has 28 days instead of 30.
c)
The calendar has 365 days every year.
d)
An extra week is added every four years.
10.
What are celestial objects called that contain ice and dust and develop a tail?
a)
Comets
b)
Asteroids
c)
Plutoids
d)
Dwarf Planet
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