WorksheetsTHE SUN AND THE EARTH RELATION
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?
a)
24 days
b)
365 days
c)
24 hours
d)
28 days
2.
How long does it take for the Earth to Revolve around the Sun?
a)
24 hours
b)
24 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
3.
The reason that the Sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West.
a)
Sun revolving around the Earth
b)
Sun rotating on its axis
c)
Earth revolving around the Sun
d)
Earth rotating on its axis
4.
Sun appears to rise in the__________and set in the ________.
a)
West, East
b)
East, East
c)
East, West
d)
West, West
5.
Which of the following are characteristics of the Sun?
a)
Made up of gas
b)
Solar flares
c)
Star
d)
All of the above
6.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
7.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
8.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
9.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
10.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
11.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
12.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
13.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
14.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
15.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
16.
What causes more heat, indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
17.
When an object orbits another object, it _________.
a)
explodes
b)
revolves
c)
vibrates
d)
rotates
18.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
apparent motion
19.
About how long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
20.
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis one time?
a)
24 hours
b)
24.25 hours
c)
365 days
d)
365.25 days
21.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
22.
What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?
a)
equinox dates
b)
the moon is full
c)
solstice dates
d)
the cold fronts blow in
23.
What does axis mean?
a)
An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
b)
EARTH
c)
50
d)
the sun.
24.
Takes about 24 hours to complete one
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
25.
This motion is in the counterclockwise direction and moves west to east.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
26.
The seasons change as the Earth orbits around the sun
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
27.
Completed in one year
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
28.
Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
d)
double axis
29.
The sun appears to move across the sky each day. What causes this?
a)
the spinning of the Earth's axis
b)
The path of the sun around the Earth
c)
the production the nuclear energy around the sun
d)
the tilt of the Earth on its axis
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