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Earth's Rotation and Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word means to make a complete spin on an axis?

a)

Orbit

b)

Double Mint

c)

Rotation

d)

Root words

2.

How long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation

a)

24 hours

b)

One year

c)

One hour

d)

One day

3.

_________ is when sunlight shines on a given point on the surface of Earth.

a)

Nighttime

b)

Daytime

c)

Noon

d)

Evening

4.

A fifth grader watches the Sun set in the evening sky. What causes the setting of the Sun?

a)

The distance between Earth and the Sun is increasing.

b)

The tilt of Earth on its axis is constantly changing.

c)

Earth is revolving around the Sun.

d)

Earth is rotating on its axis.

5.

A teacher demonstrates the day and night cycle to a group of students using a globe and a lamp. Students are asked to write a valid conclusion about how the day and night cycle occurs naturally on Earth.

a)

The sun rotates on its axis once approximately every 30 days.

b)

The sun revolves around the Earth approximately every 365

days.

c)

The Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours.

d)

The moon revolves around the Earth once approximately every

28 days.

6.

Which of the following best demonstrates the motion of rotation?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

What word describes Earth moving around the sun?

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

c)

spinning

8.

Earth revolves around the sun every

a)

24 hours

b)

365 1/4 days

c)

24 days

d)

365 1/4 hours

9.

The path Earth takes as it revolves around the sun is called its ____________

a)

orbit

b)

axis

c)

equatro

10.

In which position in its path around the sun would the Northern Hemisphere experience summer?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

What do we call the movement of the Earth around the Sun?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

12.

The movement of Earth spinning on its axis is called what?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

13.

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full revolution around the sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

1 week

c)

4 months

d)

1 year

14.

What pattern is formed because of the tilt of the Earth?

a)

Day and Night

b)

Seasons

c)

The moon phases

15.

When the part of the Earth you live in is tilted toward the sun, what season is it?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

c)

Spring

d)

Fall