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WorksheetsEarth's Neighborhood After Thanksgiving Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
An imaginary line around which a body rotates/spins.
Axis
Rotation
Axle
Equator
To spin or turn, usually around an axis.
Orbit
Rotate
Axle
A regular, repeating path.
Orbit
Rotation
Axis
A force that pulls objects towards each other.
Gravity
Orbit
Inertia
Earth's axis is tilted:
0o
100o
23.5o
360o
Earth's axis NEVER changes direction.
True
False
What causes the Earth to have seasons?
The tilt of Earth's axis AND the position around the sun.
ONLY the tilt of Earth's axis.
ONLY the position around the sun.
The moon creates it's own light. It glows.
True
False
The moon reflects the light from the sun.
True
False
Half of the moon is always reflecting sunlight and half of the moon is always dark.
True
False
The part of the moon that we see from Earth depends on:
Where the moon is in its orbit.
The time of night.
The season we are in.
Gravity acts between:
All objects in the universe.
Only objects and the Earth.
Only the Earth and the Sun.
ALL of the above.
In terms of gravity, the bigger the object (more mass):
The STRONGER the pull of gravity.
The WEAKER the pull of gravity.
The reason that the planets and/or the moon do not crash into the sun, is because:
They are moving fast.
Their speed tries to move them away.
Gravity pulls them in.
ALL of the above.
Gravity:
Holds the planets in orbit around the Sun.
Holds the moon in orbit around the Earth.
Pulls objects to Earth's surface.
ALL of the above.
