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Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 33mins
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Class
Date
1.
Day and night is caused by
a)
Rotation of the earth on its axis
b)
Revolution of the earth around the sun
c)
The distance between the sun and earth
d)
The position of the moon relative to the earth and sun
2.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
3.
What causes longer summer days (more light)?
a)
Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer
b)
Earth's revolves slower in summer
c)
Earth tilts toward the sun in summer
d)
Earth is closer to the sun
4.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
5.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
6.
Why is the northern hemisphere warmer in the summer?
a)
The earth rotates towards the sun in the summer.
b)
The northern hemisphere gets more light because it is tilted towards the sun.
c)
The sun has stronger light in the summer.
d)
Earth spins slower in the summer.
7.
Why is the equator the warmest region on planet earth?
a)
The equator always receives direct light from the sun.
b)
The equator receives more direct sunlight than other locations on Earth.
c)
Clouds do not form at the equator
d)
The equator always receives indirect sunlight.
8.
What season is shown in the picture? The sunlight is at a 67.5 degree angle with the ground.
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
9.
What season is shown in the picture? The sunlight is at an angle of 22.5 degrees with the ground.
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
10.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
11.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
12.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
13.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
14.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
15.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
16.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
17.
Where is the equator?
a)
At the North Pole
b)
half way between the North and South Poles
c)
At the South Pole
d)
in the Western hemisphere
18.
What causes more heat, indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
19.
What causes seasons on earth?
a)
The tilt of the earth on its axis and rotation
b)
The tilt of the earth on its axis and revolution around the sun
c)
The rotation of the earth on its axis
d)
Changes in the sun
20.
As the angle of light increases from 22 degrees to 90 degrees, What happens to the concentration of light (Size of the circle of light)?
a)
The concentration of light decreases
b)
The concentration of light increases
c)
The concentration of light stays the same
d)
The concentration of light increases then decreases
21.
In the fall and spring, light is most concentrated and at a 90 degree angle at the
a)
North Pole
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
22.
Where is daylight constant on June 21st?
a)
South Pole
b)
North Pole
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
23.
What happens to the daylight period in the Northern Hemisphere after December 22nd?
a)
The amount of daylight increases
b)
The amount of daylight decreases
c)
The amount of daylight remains the same
d)
The amount of daylight decreases by 4 hours
24.
The spinning of the Earth on its axis that causes night and day.
a)
Rotate
b)
Revolve
25.
The sun and everything that revolves around it.
a)
solar system
b)
galaxy
c)
universe
d)
rotation
26.
The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.
a)
axis
b)
moon
c)
constellation
d)
orbit
27.
What causes Earth's seasons?
a)
the tilt of Earth's axis
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
the revolution of the Moon
d)
Earth's distance from the Sun
28.
The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.
a)
night and day
b)
constellations
c)
Earth's seasons
d)
the phases of the moon
29.
Fixed patterns of stars are called _____.
a)
Constellations
b)
Nebulas
c)
orbits
d)
systems
30.
How are planets and stars ALIKE?
a)
Both are similar in size.
b)
Both are made of hot gases.
c)
Both move in orbits around the Sun.
d)
Both look like points of light in the night sky
31.
It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.
a)
24 hours
b)
365 days
c)
28 days
d)
24 days
32.
A large body made of gas or rock that orbits around a star.
a)
planet
b)
moon
c)
star
d)
super nova
33.
A rocky body that orbits around a planet.
a)
moon
b)
star
c)
axis
d)
Sun
34.
A tool used to make distant objects appear larger, brighter, and sharper.
a)
telescope
b)
planet
c)
moon
d)
microscope
35.
5. How many days does it take to go around the sun?
a)
300 days
b)
365 1/4 days
c)
3000 days
36.
6. When it summer in North America, it would be what it be in Argentina (this country is in South America)?
a)
Also summer
b)
Winter
c)
Fall
d)
Spring
37.
7. The reason we have seasons is because we get closer and farther to the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
1. How many degrees is Earth tilted?
a)
None. The Earth is not tilted.
b)
230 degrees.
c)
23.5 degrees
39.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
40.
The earth revolves around...
a)
The sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
41.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
42.
When the Earth travels all the way around the Sun, it is called a . . .
a)
Day
b)
Rotation
c)
Year
d)
Spin
43.
Which of the following best describes solstice.
a)
Either the longest or shortest day of the year for a hemisphere
b)
December 21 or 22
c)
June 21 or 22
d)
All of the above
44.
What does the earth's tilt cause?
a)
The seasons
b)
Day and Night
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Earthquakes
45.
Each day past the summer solstice, the days get longer and longer until the fall equinox.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
47.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
48.
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?
a)
Seasons would be the same.
b)
Seasons would be more extreme.
c)
There would be no seasons.
49.
Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
a)
The equator
b)
The poles
c)
The Tropic of Cancer
d)
The Tropic of Capricorn
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