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WorksheetsRotation/Revolution Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 27mins
What direction does the sun appear to move across the sky?
west to east
north to south
east to west
south to north
Earth revolves around the sun, but it also makes one complete rotation. How long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?
365 days
1 month
1 day
1 week
An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center at its North and South poles
Axis
Pole
Shadow
Orbit
To travel around an object such as the Earth does around the sun
Orbit
Revolution
Axis
Rotation
The time it takes Earth to rotate; 24 hours
Revolution
Day
Axis
Rotation
When the Earth completes a full revolution around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days
7
30
91
365
The Earth sits straight up and down (NO TILT).
true
false
If you are on the side of the Earth facing TO THE SUN it is _____.
day
night
The area of Earth BELOW the equator is called...
Upsidedowny land
The Aliens' Territory
The Northern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere
Seasons are CAUSED by...
Different temperatures
The plants' life cycles
The tilt of the Earth's Axis and Orbit of the Sun
They just follow this perfect order for no particular reason
When the two hemispheres are both getting a roughly equal amount of sun, it would be...
Spring or Fall
Summer
Winter
The Apocalypse!
The start of fall and spring is called
The equinox
The solstice
A leap year
day lights savings
The start of summer and winter is called
The equinox
The solstice
Day lights savings
A leap year
In what position will it be winter in the southern hemisphere
1
2
3
4
In the northern and southern hemispheres.....
seasons are always the same....
Seasons are always opposite
Name the season with the longest day
Vernal equinox
Autumnal equinox
summer solstice
Winter solstice
Name the season with the shortest day
Winter solstice
Summer solstice
Vernal equinox
Autumnal equinox
Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of?
40 degrees
120 degrees
23.5 degrees
90 degrees
What would happen if Earth's axis was straight up and down?
We would not have day or night
We would not have seasons
We would have longer days
We would have longer nights
What would happen if Earth rotated at a slower pace?
We would have shorter days
We would hae longer days
We would have hotter seasons
We would have colder seasons
During winter, the sun's rays are ____________________________.
Direct
Indirect
During summer, the sun's rays are ____________________________.
Direct
Indirect
Direct rays of sunlight are ___________.
more intense
less intense
Indirect rays of sunlight are ___________.
more intense
less intense
