WorksheetsWorld Geography Earth Sun Relationship
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which gas is most prevalent in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Helium
Which 2 gases are the most prevalent in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Helium and Hydrogen
Argon and Helium
What percent of gas makes up Nitrogen and oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere?
99%
100%
50%
What kind of radiation is responsible for 99% of the energy that heats the earth.
Geothermal
Solar
Nuclear
What causes Earth’s “weather machine”?
The sun heats the Earth differently in different spots
It’s plugged into the machine
The tides from the moon
How long does it take for the Earth to Rotate?
24 hours
1 year
How long does it take for the Earth to Revolve around the sun?
24 hours
1 yr
Which is the lattitude of 23.5 degrees North?
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
North pole
What is the important lattitude of 23.5 degrees South
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
What is the important lattitude of 0 degrees?
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
When the sun reaches it’s most Southern and Northern position
Solstice
Equinox
When is the length of daylight and darkness equal at all lattitudes
Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Equinox
During which season do the Sun's rays hit the Earth at the most direct angle?
Solstice
Equinox
T/F: The Sun’s rays are at a higher angle to the earth in the summer than in the winter.
T
F
T/F: If there is no inclination, there is no seasonal variation in the weather.
T
F
During which season are the days the shortest?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
What is the name of the shortest day of the year (and the beginning of winter)?
Winter Solstice
Spring Equinox
Fall Equinox
What is the name of the longest day of the year (and the beginning of summer)?
Summer Equinox
Summer Solstice
Fall Equinox
What is the name of a day in which the day and night are of equal duration?
Equinox
Equator
Solstice
How many times each year do we have days in which the day and night are of equal duration?
1
2
4
