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Earth, Sun, and Moon System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

What season would it be in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

3.

How many months are in each season?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

4.

Which letter would show where the sun would be at around noon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

5.

What causes the pattern of shadows to change on Earth?

a)

Rotation of the Sun

b)

Rotation of the Earth

c)

Moon Phases

d)

Earth's Revolution around the Sun

6.

Point A and Point C can only be which 2 seasons?

a)

Spring and Fall

b)

Winter and Spring

c)

Summer and Fall

d)

Summer and Winter

7.

What season is the Northern Hemisphere in Point C experiencing?

a)

Summer

b)

Fall

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

8.

What season is the Northern Hemisphere in Point D experiencing?

a)

Summer

b)

Fall

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

9.

What direction in the sky is the sun located? (Look at compass on wall to help!)

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

10.

What do you predict the shadow will look like at 4:00 pm?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

a)

It is summer.

b)

It is spring.

c)

It is winter.

d)

It is fall.

12.

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

13.

The order of the seasons

a)

Winter, Summer, Spring, Fall

b)

Winter, Spring, Fall, Summer

c)

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

d)

Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring

14.

Earth would no longer have seasons if

a)

It stopped rotating

b)

It wasn't tilted on its axis

c)

It revolved the opposite way around the sun

d)

It took 2 years to orbit the sun

15.

About how long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

a)

12 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

365 days

d)

29.5 days