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Sky Above

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth does a complete revolution every _______

a)

10 years

b)

12 hours

c)

24 hours

d)

365 days

2.

What causes day and night?

a)

revolution of Earth

b)

rotation of Earth

c)

The moon blocks the Sun

3.

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

double axis

4.

The EARTH REVOLVES around the:

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

5.

What does ROTATION mean?

a)

To SPIN

b)

To ORBIT or GO AROUND

6.

Rotation of the earth takes

a)

One day

b)

One year

7.

What does REVOLUTION mean?

a)

To SPIN

b)

To ORBIT or GO AROUND

8.

It is ______ on the side of the Earth facing the Sun.

a)

DAY

b)

NIGHT

9.

It is ______ on the side of the Earth facing away from the Sun.

a)

DAY

b)

NIGHT

10.

What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

Axis

b)

Orbit

11.

What is a star made of?

a)

burning gas

b)

molten rock

12.

Why does the Sun look so big to us?

a)

Because it is farthest star from Earth.

b)

Because it is the closest star to Earth.

13.

How many stars are there in the universe?

a)

Millions

b)

Thousands

14.

Why do most stars looks so small in the sky?

a)

They are very small.

b)

They are far away from us.

15.

True or False

Constellations are stars that appear to be in a pattern.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE