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Chapter 23 Section #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A round, 3 dimensional object is called a _____________

a)

Triangle

b)

Circle

c)

Sphere

d)

Octagon

2.

An imaginary vertical line around which Earth spins is called a __________________

a)

Equator

b)

The X Axis

c)

The horizontal axis

d)

Axis

3.

The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night is known as ____________________

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Spinning

d)

Earth's Tilt

4.

Earth's yearly orbit around the sun is known as ____________

a)

Evolution

b)

The spinning on it's axis

c)

Rotation

d)

Revolution

5.

Earth's orbit is an elongated closed curve known as a _______________

a)

Elipse

b)

Ellipse

c)

Eclipse

d)

Sphere

6.

The day when the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator is a ___________________________

a)

Solstice

b)

Equinox

c)

Eclipse

d)

Ellipse

7.

When the Sun is directly above Earth's equator it is known as ________________

a)

Equinox

b)

Solstice

c)

Eclipse

d)

Ellipse

8.

Earth has a magnetic field like a bar magnet.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

What causes seasons?

a)

Earth's magnetic field

b)

The position of the moon and sun

c)

The tilt of Earth's axis

d)

The revolution of the Earth

10.

How long does one whole Earth revolution take?

a)

60 days

b)

24 hours

c)

1 year

d)

6 months

11.

Earth's tilt also causes radiation from the Sun to strike the hemisphere at different angles.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Earth has a northern and southern _________________???

a)

magnetic field

b)

hemisphere

c)

axis

d)

hemisphere and magnetic field

13.

What is considered Earth's satellite?

a)

The stars

b)

The planets

c)

The sun

d)

The moon

14.

Does the distant between the Earth and the Sun stay constant?

a)

No, because Earth's orbit is an ellipse

b)

Yes, because if we got too close to the sun we would burn

c)

I have no idea because I didn't read Chapter 23 Section 1

15.

What is Earth's axis tilted at?

a)

24 degress

b)

48 degrees

c)

23.5 degrees

d)

21.5 degrees

16.

The hemisphere that is tilted towards the Sun.......

a)

Receives more daylight hours and is warmer

b)

Receives less daylight hours and is colder

c)

Has no affect on either of these

d)

Experiences the seasons

17.

There is a summer equinox and winter equinox

a)

TRUE, this is a real thing

b)

FALSE, it's summer solstice and winter solstice

18.

During an equinox what is nearly equal all over the world?

a)

The temperature

b)

Daylight hours

c)

Both daylight and nighttime hours

d)

The seasons

19.

Who was the Greek astronomer who suspected the Earth might be spherical?

a)

Galileo

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Aristotle

d)

Einstein

20.

Why is Earth's magnetic field important?

a)

To keep us from floating away

b)

To keep the Earth in place in space

c)

To help protect us from harmful solar radiation by trapping many charged particles from the Sun

d)

To keep the aliens away