WorksheetsRotation, Revolution, Planets
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The spinning of Earth on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
2.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
3.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
4.
When the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days
a)
7
b)
30
c)
91
d)
365
5.
The invisible line that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole is called Earth's ____
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
ecliptic
d)
prime meridian
6.
The Sun goes around the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is completed in 24 hours?
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
8.
What is completed in a year?
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
9.
The earth spins at a constant speed, always in the same direction.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
10.
What causes day and night?
a)
Sun's rotation
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
Moon's rotation
d)
None of these
11.
What causes the seasons?
a)
The Sun going around the Earth
b)
Only temperatures changing
c)
Earth's revolution and tilted axis.
d)
None of these answers
12.
True or False: It takes 24 hours (1 day) for the Earth to rotate completely.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
1st planet from the sun
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
14.
2nd planet from the sun
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
15.
4th planet from the sun
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
16.
5th planet from the sun
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
17.
7th planet from the sun
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
18.
8th planet from the sun
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
19.
Match the following correctly!
a)
Earths Rotation
1.
1 day/24 hours
b)
Earths Revolution
2.
1 year/365 days
c)
Sun rises in the
3.
east
d)
Sun sets in the
4.
west
20.
Label the diagram
a)
Day
b)
Night
1
2
1)
2)
100 %
