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Worksheetsmovement of earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
what is rotation?
a)
Movement of Earth around the sun.
b)
Movement of Earth spinning on its axis
2.
what is an axis
a)
The axis is the land on Earth
b)
An axis is an imaginary line passing through the Earth's center
c)
The axis helps the sun move
3.
How many hours in a rotation of the Earth
a)
24
b)
48
c)
76
d)
365
4.
If india has day, Argentina would have
(a)
5.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____
a)
the 12 months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
7.
What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____
a)
the Earth
b)
the stars
c)
the planets
d)
the Earth's axis
8.
The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
precession
d)
orbit
9.
The change from day time to night time, and back again, is caused by
a)
the position of the Moon
b)
the movement of the tides
c)
the brightness of the Sun
d)
the rotation of the Earth
10.
How long does it take for the earth to go once around the its axis?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
1 week
d)
1 year
11.
How long do you think it would take for location A to get to where location B is?
a)
24 hours
b)
a year
c)
12 hours
d)
a summer
12.
The star at the center of our solar system is called
a)
the Moon
b)
the Sun
c)
the Andromeda
d)
Beetlejuice
13.
The earth is tilted on its _____
a)
line
b)
equator
c)
axis
d)
core
14.
The earth rotates every
a)
24 hours
b)
15 hours
c)
365 days
d)
hour
15.
What is Earth's daily motion on its axis called?
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
16.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
c)
a month.
17.
If Earth rotated slower, we would have...
a)
shorter days.
b)
longer days.
c)
shorter years.
d)
longer years.
18.
The right side of this illustration represents...
a)
...night.
b)
...winter.
c)
...summer.
d)
...fall.
19.
You are getting ready for school. On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.
a)
school
b)
bed
c)
breakfast
d)
lunch
20.
How many planets orbit the Sun?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
8
d)
10
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