WorksheetsMovements of the earth
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation around it's axis?
24 hours
12 hours
6 hours
What happens to our day and night hours on December 22nd (Winter Solstice)?
Days are longer and nights are shorter.
Days and nights are 12 hours.
We probably have eclipses.
Days are shorter and nights are longer.
As a calendar year only has 365 days, there is a _____________ every four years. We add an extra day to the month of February.
Leap year
Equinoxes
Solstices
Month year
The Earth’s rotation and revolution happen at the same time.
True
False
The summer happens when…
the hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.
Earth spinning on its axis is an example of
Rotation
Revolution
How long does it take Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?
1 year
1 day
24 hours
365 1/4 days
Without the tilt of Earth's axis, we would not have ________
Day and night
Years
Seasons
The moon
____________ is an imaginary line that runs through the Earth from the North to South poles
Rotate
Revolve
Axis
Orbit
What is the path that a planet follows around the Sun?
rotation
revolution
orbit
inclination
When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called
equinox
solstice
If it is night in India,it would be (a) in USA.
