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WorksheetsSun, Earth, and Moon
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes the Earth to have different seasons?
a)
Tilt on its axis & revolution
b)
orbital shape
c)
Rotation
d)
Summer Equinox
2.
What causes us to have day and night?
a)
Rotation of Earth
b)
Moon revolving Earth
c)
Equinox
d)
Solstice
3.
What is the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun called?
a)
egg
b)
ellipse
c)
circle
d)
sphere
4.
What 2 days of the year does the Earth experience equal amounts of daylight and darkness? 12hrs each.
a)
Solstice
b)
Rotation
c)
Equinox
d)
Revolution
5.
How long does it take the Earth to complete 1 full revolution?
a)
24 hours
b)
1 day
c)
1 week
d)
1 year
6.
a force of attraction, or pull between objects
a)
inertia
b)
gravity
c)
momentum
d)
speed
7.
The Earth's magnetic field is caused by...
a)
metals in the core moving
b)
convection currents
c)
inertia
d)
magnets
8.
The seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere are opposite.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
June 21st, the first official day of summer (in the Northern Hemisphere)
a)
longest day of darkness
b)
longest day of daylight
c)
equal day & night
10.
The 3rd planet from the sun
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
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