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WorksheetsScience - Earth Moves
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Color the side of the the Earth that is closest to the sun YELLOW
Color the side of the the Earth that is NOT facing the sun BLACK
Is earth a planet that’s moving in space?
Is the earth tilted?
Earth spins around its tilted axis.
When the sun looks HIGH in the sky, shadows are ______?
short
long
When the sun looks LOW in the sky, shadows are ______?
short
long
What does rotation mean?
When an object spins/turns on its axis
When an object does not move at all
How can you describe the effects of the Earth's rotation?
It explains why we have day and night and seasons
It explains why we can sleep better at night
Which way is the earth facing during the DAY?
towards the sun
away from the sun
Which way is the earth facing during the NIGHT?
towards the sun
away from the sun
How long does it take for the earth to rotate?
1 hour
24 hours
As the Earth rotates, it also moves, or revolves, around the _______?
sun
another planet
When the place you are on earth faces the sun, the sky is ____?
light
dark
When earth rotates you away from the sun, the sky is ____?
light
dark
Earth's tilt causes the seasons.
When the earth is tilted away from the sun, it causes winter.
When the earth is tilted toward the sun, it causes summer.
Our planet never gets too hot or too cold in one spot because earth is tilting!
It's important for earth to move.
