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THE EARTH

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following are effects of rotation EXCEPT:

a)

Days and Nights

b)

Equinoxes

c)

Suitable temperature for life

d)

Sunsets and Sunrises

2.

One rotation in the Earth takes:

a)

23.5 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

66.5 hours

d)

5 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds

3.

What happens during a Leap year?

a)

The Earth is closest day to the Sun

b)

An additional day is added to February

c)

The days are longest during a Leap Year

d)

The days and nights are of equal length

4.

Imagine: It's Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. What will happening in the Southern Hemisphere

a)

It will experience the Autumnal Equinox

b)

It will experience the Vernal Equinox

c)

It will experience the Winter Solstice

d)

None of the options

5.

What happens during an 'Equinox'?

a)

The nights are longer

b)

The days are longer

c)

Days and nights are equal length

d)

Daytime is experienced for 24 hours

6.

How long does it actually take for the Earth to go around the Sun?

a)

365 days

b)

366 days

c)

365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds

d)

365 and 3/4 days

7.

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

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Earth spinning on its axis is an example of

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

9.

What season is the Northern Hemisphere having?

a)

Fall

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Summer

10.

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

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

orbit

d)

inclination

11.

The axis of the Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.50.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Night happens because one side of the Earth is facing away from the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
___ = half of the Earth below or above the equator.
a)
Hemisphere
b)
Tilt
c)
Axis 
d)
Orbit
14.
According to the diagram, what does the light shining on the ball create?
a)
Shadow
b)
Moon
c)
Earth
d)
Sun
15.
What is the central, darker part of a shadow called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
16.
What must occur for an solar eclipse to occur?
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon in line
b)
Sun-Moon-Earth in line
17.
What is the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
18.
In thinking about a lunar eclipse, what does the ball in the diagram represent?
a)
the Earth
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
19.
This image is an example of
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Full Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Solar Eclipse
20.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse