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NC.4.E.1.1 - Day and Night

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Earth's rotation occurs over what span of time?

a)

48 Hours

b)

12 Hours

c)

24 Hours

d)

72 Hours

2.

True or False? If it is daylight here in NC, it is daylight all over the world.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When the area of the Earth is facing away from the sun it is _____ in this area.

a)

Summer

b)

Daytime

c)

Winter

d)

Nighttime

4.

The Earth rotates every day. What does rotate mean?

a)

Wobble

b)

Spin

c)

Move forward

d)

Goes around another object

5.

The Earth rotates on an imaginary line. What is this line called?

a)

Axis

b)

Equator

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

6.

The imaginary line that the Earth rotates on goes...

a)

Around the center of the Earth

b)

Through the center of the Earth

c)

From Europe to Africa

d)

From America to Asia

7.

When the area of the Earth is facing the sun it is _____ in this area.

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Nighttime

d)

Daytime

8.

The Earth rotates how?

a)

Upright

b)

It doesn't rotate

c)

On its side

d)

Tilted

9.

Day and night is caused by ________.

a)

The Earth revolving around the Sun.

b)

The Earth rotating on its axis

c)

The moon revolving around the Earth

d)

the Sun becoming hotter and cooler

10.

What is the invisible path the Earth takes around the Sun called?

a)

An orbit

b)

A rotation

c)

The equator

d)

An axis