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Movements of the Earth

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation around it's axis?

a)

24 hours

b)

12 hours

c)

6 hours

2.

How long does it take the Earth to do the revolution movement?

a)

365 days

b)

24 hours

c)

24 hours + 6 hours

d)

28 days

3.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
4.
Day and night is caused by the . . .
a)
revolution of Earth around the Sun
b)
orbit of Earth around the Moon
c)
rotation of earth on its axis.
d)
rotation of the Moon on it's axis
5.
What is a revolution?
a)
standing still
b)
spinning in place about an axis
c)
bouncing to another object
d)
one object moving around another object
6.

Day and night are caused by movement of...

a)

The Sun

b)

The Earth

7.

The Night happens because one side of the Earth is facing away from the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

How long does the Earth take to complete an orbit around the Sun?

a)

1 year

b)

24 hours

9.

What are the consequences of revolution and the tilt of our planet?

a)

Day and de night

b)

Seasons

c)

Shadows

10.

The Earth’s rotation and revolution happen at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What are the two movements of the earth?

a)

Revolution and traslation

b)

Revolution and rotation

c)

Rotation and traslation

d)

Traslation

12.

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full turn on its axis?

a)

12 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

98 hours

13.

Earth spinning on its axis is an example of

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

14.

What season is the Northern Hemisphere having?

a)

Fall

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Summer

15.

____________ is an imaginary line that runs through the Earth from the North to South poles

a)

Rotate

b)

Revolve

c)

Axis

d)

Orbit

16.

The Night happens because one side of the Earth is facing away from the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Earth's revolution is...

a)

when the Earth spins on its axis.

b)

when the Earth travel all the way around the Sun.

18.

Why do seasons happen?

a)

Because of the Earth’s revolution and the tilt of our planet

b)

Because of the Earth’s rotation and the tilt of our planet

c)

Because of the Earth’s revolution only

19.
The EARTH REVOLVES around the:
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
The Earth doesn't revolve
d)
The sun rotates
20.
What does ROTATION mean?
a)
To SPIN
b)
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
21.
What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?
a)
Rotation
b)
Tilting 
c)
Revolution
d)
Spinning
22.
What is "rotation"?
a)
Jumping to a new place
b)
Running in place
c)
Going completely around something
d)
Spinning
23.
True or False: The Sun revolves around the Earth
a)
True
b)
False
24.

Earth's axis is an imaginary line.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The Sun rises from East and sets in the west

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The Earth sits straight up and down (NO TILT).

a)

true

b)

false

27.

What is the invisible line between the North Pole and South Pole?

a)

rotation

b)

orbit

c)

axis

d)

gravity

28.

The Earth's rotation is what gives us day and night everyday, all year.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

If you are on the side of the Earth facing TO THE SUN it is _____.

a)

day

b)

night

30.

The path that the earth takes to revolve around the sun is known as:

a)

pole

b)

orbit