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Earth's movement

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our Earth moves from west to East on its axis. What is this movement called?

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

c)

round

d)

orbit

2.

How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?

a)

24 seconds

b)

24 minuts

c)

24 days

d)

24 hours

3.

What is a solar system?

a)

the Sun with eight planets and other bodies such as asteroids, dwarf planets

b)

the solar system is controls the eight planets

4.

What is an optical telescope?

a)

to see the stars bigger and brighter

b)

it is instrument that we can make mirrors

c)

It's an object that we use to observe microorganisms.

5.

What is an asteroid? 

a)

body smaller than a moon that orbits the Erath

b)

body smaller than a moon that orbits the Sun

c)

body smaller than a moon that orbits the Venus

d)

body smaller than a moon that orbits the Mercury

6.

Which hemisphere is having summer?

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Southern hemisphere.

7.

Which Earth movement causes day and night?

a)

revolves

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

d)

revolution

8.

Which is the fifth planet from the Sun.

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

9.

Choose correct answer. The ___________ causes seasons.

a)

revolution of the Earth around the Sun

b)

rotation of the Earth

c)

movement of the Sun

d)

rotation of the Moon  

10.

Ismail is 12 years old. How many times has the Earth moved around the Sun since the day he was born?

a)

6

b)

365

c)

12

d)

24

11.

The study of the Solar System, stars and outer space is called _____________.

a)

astronomy

b)

history

c)

economy

d)

geography

12.

Each day is 24 hours long because it takes the _____________.

a)

Earth 24 hours to move from sunrise to sunset

b)

Earth 24 hours to complete one revolution around the Sun

c)

Earth 24 hours to spin once around its axis

d)

Moon 24 hours to complete one revolution around the Earth

13.

We are able to see the stars in the sky because __________________.

a)

they reflect light from the Sun

b)

they are light sources

c)

they reflect light from the other stars

d)

they receive light from the Sun and the other stars

14.

There are more than nine planets in our solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

It takes 365 ¼ days for the Earth to travel around the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Sun is our most important energy source.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Sun cannot provide heat and light energy.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which scientist was one of the first to believe that the Sun was at the center of solar system? 

a)

Edwin Hubble

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Isaacs Newton

19.

The Earth orbit the sun. How much time does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?

a)

1 year

b)

1 day

c)

1 min

d)

1 hour

20.

How many hours does it take for the Earth to complete one turn on its axis.

a)

12 hours

b)

360 hours

c)

48 hours

d)

24 hours