WorksheetsSpaceship Earth
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
1. What are the 2 motions of the Earth?
revolve
circle
floating
rotate
If the Earth were to spin around its axis twice as fast as it does right now, what would happen?
The day would be twice as long and the night would be half as long.
The day would be half as long and the night would be twice as long.
The day would be twice as long and the night would be twice as long.
The day would be half as long and the night would be half as long.
The sun rises in the _________ and sets in the ________.
north, south
west, east
top, bottom
east, west
If the Sun is in this position in the sky, what time is it most likely?
9:00am
11:00am
3:00pm
9:00pm
How are shadows at 12:00pm different in the summer and winter?
shadows are longer in summer
shadows are shorter in summer
shadows disappear in winter
shadows are shorter in winter
What revolves around Earth?
the Sun
nothing
the Moon
stars
The Moon appears to change shape during the month because _____________.
different parts of the Moon light up at different times.
the Moon orbits the Earth so the angle of the Sun’s reflection changes.
the Moon is spinning so the Sun shines on different parts.
the Earth’s shadow moves across the Moon.
Which moon phase can you NOT see the moon?
New Moon
Full Moon
Crescent Moon
Gibbous Moon
9. Who are the 2 astronomers that thought the Earth rotated?
Galileo
Zeus
Copernicus
Bill Nye
Scorpio
When an apple falls to the ground, what is happening?
Gravity pushes the apple up, away from the Earth.
Magnetism pushes the apple up, away from the Earth.
Magnetism pulls the apple down, towards the Earth.
Gravity pulls the apple down, towards the Earth.
