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Motions of the Earth Page 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth spins from ____

a)

West to East

b)

East to West

c)

North to South

d)

It does not spin

2.

Name the imaginary line that passes from North to South

(a)  

3.

The axis of the Earth is titled at a degree of

a)

21.50

b)

23.50

c)

22.50

d)

All of these

4.

Rotation of the Earth is also called as _______

a)

Revolution of the Earth

b)

Annual Motion of the Earth

c)

Daily motion of the Earth

d)

Tilt of the Earth

5.

The Earth takes ____ to complete one rotation. [Select 2]

a)

24 hours

b)

24 minutes

c)

365 days

d)

1 day

e)

60 minutes

6.

The _____ of the Earth causes day and night.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Land

d)

Axis

e)

Sun

7.

The part of the Earth that faces the sun has

a)

Night

b)

Day

c)

Summer

d)

Autumn

8.

The darker part of the Earth will experience

a)

Night

b)

Day

c)

Death

d)

Summer

9.

The period between sunrise and sunset is called

a)

Night time

b)

Day time

c)

Morning

d)

WInter

10.

Due to the ____ of the Earth, the length of days and nights is not always the same everyday.

a)

Axis

b)

Tilt

c)

Rotation

d)

Orbit