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Movements of the earth

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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.

What happens to our day and night hours on December 22nd (Winter Solstice)?

a)

Days are longer and nights are shorter.

b)

Days and nights are 12 hours.

c)

We probably have eclipses.

d)

Days are shorter and nights are longer.

3.
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
4.

As a calendar year only has 365 days, there is a _____________ every four years. We add an extra day to the month of February.

a)

Leap year

b)

Equinoxes

c)

Solstices

d)

Month year

5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The summer happens when…

a)

the hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.

b)

the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.

7.

Earth spinning on its axis is an example of

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

8.

How long does it take Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?

a)

1 year

b)

1 day

c)

24 hours

d)

365 1/4 days

9.

Without the tilt of Earth's axis, we would not have ________

a)

Day and night

b)

Years

c)

Seasons

d)

The moon

10.

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

a)

Rotate

b)

Revolve

c)

Axis

d)

Orbit

11.

What is the path that a planet follows around the Sun?

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

orbit

d)

inclination

12.

When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

a)

equinox

b)

solstice

13.

If it is night in India,it would be (a)   in USA.