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WorksheetsTHE EARTH
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
The following are effects of rotation EXCEPT:
Days and Nights
Equinoxes
Suitable temperature for life
Sunsets and Sunrises
One rotation in the Earth takes:
23.5 hours
24 hours
66.5 hours
5 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds
What happens during a Leap year?
The Earth is closest day to the Sun
An additional day is added to February
The days are longest during a Leap Year
The days and nights are of equal length
Imagine: It's Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. What will happening in the Southern Hemisphere
It will experience the Autumnal Equinox
It will experience the Vernal Equinox
It will experience the Winter Solstice
None of the options
What happens during an 'Equinox'?
The nights are longer
The days are longer
Days and nights are equal length
Daytime is experienced for 24 hours
How long does it actually take for the Earth to go around the Sun?
365 days
366 days
365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds
365 and 3/4 days
The Earth’s rotation and revolution happen at the same time.
True
False
Earth spinning on its axis is an example of
Rotation
Revolution
What season is the Northern Hemisphere having?
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
What is the path that a planet follows around the Sun?
rotation
revolution
orbit
inclination
The axis of the Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.50.
True
False
The Night happens because one side of the Earth is facing away from the Sun.
True
False
