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sunrise sunset

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Earth movement causes day & night:

a)

orbiting

b)

revolving

c)

the moon orbiting the Earth

d)

rotating

2.

This Earth movement, along with the tilt of the Earth on its axis, causes the seasons:

a)

The moon revolving around the Earth.

b)

revolving

c)

rotating

d)

earthquakes

3.

When it's 8:00 a.m. in Illinois, what time is it in Florida?

a)

9:00 a.m.

b)

7:00 a.m.

c)

10.00 a.m.

d)

6:00 a.m.

4.

What is the imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles?

a)

equator

b)

international date line

c)

time zone divisions

d)

axis

5.

What is the imaginary line going all the way around Earth halfway between the North and South Poles?

a)

tropic of cancer

b)

tropic of capricorn

c)

equator

d)

axis

6.

Which two statements best describe why we have seasons in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

In the summer the Northern Hemisphere is slightly closer to the sun than the Southern Hemisphere. It's just the reverse in winter.

b)

It's the tilt of the Earth's axis that produces seasons, along with the Earth revolving around the sun that produces the seasons.

c)

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, the sun's rays strike the hemisphere directly, so the weather is warmer.

d)

The elliptical orbit of the Earth takes about 365 days, or one year.

7.

What is a solstice?

a)

When the Earth experiences equal daylight and darkness.

b)

When the amount of daylight is either the greatest or the least.

c)

A celebration of the day with the longest amount of daylight.

d)

A solar flare upon the sun.

8.

True or false: Seasons at the Poles and at the equator are very different from seasons everywhere else.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when the Southern Hemisphere points/tilts toward the sun?

a)

fall

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

winter

10.

The star at the center of our solar system is the

a)

Mercury

b)

sun

c)

Star potato chips

d)

Betelgeuse