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Day and Night

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When your part of Earth faces towards the Sun, it is ​ (a)   , but when your part of Earth faces away from the Sun, it is ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Daytime
Nighttime
2.

It is Daytime when your part of Earth ​ (a)   the Sun, and Nighttime when your part of Earth ​ (b)   from the Sun.

Choose from the below words
Faces Towards
Faces Away
3.

Daytime begins at ​ (a)   and ends at ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Sunrise
Sunset
4.

The Sun appears to rise in the ​ (a)   and set in the ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
East
West
North
South
5.

Although it looks like the Sun is rising and setting, in real life, the ____ is moving.

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

6.

We see Sunrise and Sunset because the Earth is ___.

a)

Rotating

b)

Revolving

7.

To revolve means to ​ (a)   , but to rotate means to ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
travel around
spin
8.

A revolution takes one​ (a)   , but a rotation takes one ​​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
year
day
month
week
9.

Earth revolves around ​ (a)   , but rotates around ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
the Sun
its axis
10.

Sort these facts about Earth's Revolution and Rotation.

Categorize the following

Travel Around

Spin

One Year

One Day

Around the Sun

Around the axis

Revolve
Rotate
11.

Is it Day or Night at the arrow?

I predict it is ​ (a)   because our part of Earth is facing ​ (b)   the Sun. ​

Choose from the below words
Day
towards
Night
away from
12.

Is it Day or Night at the arrow?

I predict it is ​ (a)   because our part of Earth is facing ​ ​ (b)   the Sun. ​

Choose from the below words
Day
Night
away from
towards
13.

This is an example of a ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Revolution
Rotation
Day
Night
14.

This is an example of ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Rotation
Revolution
Day
Night
15.

Label the diagram