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Patterns of Day and Night

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _____ is made up of the Sun and the objects around it.

a)

Sun

b)

Solar System

c)

Moon

d)

star

2.

A _____ is a large ball of hot gases that give off light.

a)

Sun

b)

Solar System

c)

Moon

d)

star

3.

Earth _____ (or spins) around an imaginary line.

a)

Sun

b)

rotates

c)

Moon

d)

star

4.

The _____ is the brightest thins in the day sky; it warms the Earth.

a)

Sun

b)

rotates

c)

Moon

d)

star

5.

The Moon _____ around the earth.

a)

Sun

b)

rotates

c)

Moon

d)

orbits

6.

A _____ is a large object that orbits the Sun.

a)

Sun

b)

rotates

c)

planet

d)

orbits

7.

The _____ is a large sphere made of rock.

a)

Sun

b)

rotates

c)

moon

d)

orbits

8.

A constellation is a group of stars that forms a picture.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Sun orbits the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Earth is the closest planet to the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Phases are the different ways that the moon looks.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Shadows change when the Earth rotates.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Shadows are longest at noon.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the brightest thing in the day sky?

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

moon

15.

When are shadows the shortest?

a)

morning

b)

noon

c)

afternoon