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Earth Rotation and Earth Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes day and night?

a)

revolution of Earth

b)

orbit of Earth

c)

rotation of Earth

d)

The moon blocks the Sun

2.

What takes a year?

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

3.

How long does it take for the earth to rotate around the sun?

a)

365 days

b)

364 1/4 days

c)

365.5 days

d)

about 365 1/4 days

4.

How long does earth's rotation last?

a)

90 hours

b)

about 1 hour

c)

12 hours

d)

about 24 hours

5.

What does earth's rotation cause?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Four Season

c)

Day and Night

d)

Flowers to grow

6.

What is earth's revolution?

a)

When earth orbits around the sun

b)

When the sun spins around the earth

c)

When earth bounces

d)

When the earth spins on it's axis

7.

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Fall

c)

Spring

d)

Summer

8.

What are the reasons for the seasons?

a)

Earth's tilt and rotation.

b)

Earth's tilt and revolution.

c)

Earth's tilt and resolution

d)

Earth's tilt and resolution

9.

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

speed

c)

string

d)

air currents

10.

Which planet is the largest?

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

the Sun

11.

Which planet is between Mercury and Earth?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Uranus

d)

the Moon

12.

How many moon/s does Earth have?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

4

13.

This planet has rings.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

14.

This is the first planet in the solar system.

a)

Neptune

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Uranus

15.

This planet is also called "The Red Planet"

a)

Saturn

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

16.

The hottest planet is...

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

17.

The name of our galaxy is...

a)

The Farm

b)

Galaxy War

c)

The Universe

d)

Milky Way

18.

How many planets does the solar system have?

a)

1

b)

9

c)

8

d)

7

19.

The inner planets are called terrestrial planets because they are composed of

a)

frozen surfaces

b)

gas

c)

rocks

d)

comets

20.

What do we call the group of outer planets that includes Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?

a)

The Massive Meddlers

b)

The Rocky Four

c)

The Gas and Ice Giants

d)

Ruby Tuesday