WorksheetsEarth and Space
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 17mins
The Earth and the Moon move in an (a) direction.
How long does it take Earth to spin on its axis?
25 hours
24 hours/1 day
1 month
1 year
How long does the Earth's orbit of the sun take?
24 hours
1 week
1 year / 365 days
48 hoursds
How many equinoxes are there per year ?
2
3
4
5
How many solstices are there per year ?
1
2
3
4
In which seasons do the equinoxes occur ?
Spring / summer
Summer / winter
Spring / autumn
Summer / autumn
In which seasons do the solstices occur ?
Spring / summer
Autumn / winter
Spring / autumn
Summer / winter
Who was the first man landing in the moon in 1969?
Galileo Galilei
Aristotle
Newton
Neil Armstrong
In an Equinox there are...
more daylight hours than darkness.
more darkness than daylight hours.
12 daylight hours and 12 darkness hours
During the winter Solstice there are...
more daylight hours than darkness hours.
more darkness hours than daylight hours.
12 daylight hours and 12 darkness hours.
During the summer solstice there are...
more daylight hours than darkness hours.
more darkness hours than daylight hours.
12 daylight hours and 12 darkness hours.
What is the name of this moon?
(a)
What is the name of this moon?
(a)
The rise and fall of seas and oceans is called (a)
For spherical 3D depictions (to represent the Earth in 3D) we use
physicap maps
a globe
political maps
For flat 2D representations we use
maps
a globe
We use (a) maps to represent landscape features (such as deserts, mountains and rivers).
We use (a) maps to show man-made features (such as cities, roads and borders).
Which book contains a huge amount of (a lot of) political and physical maps.
(a)
Tides are caused by the ________ _________ of the moon and of the sun.
(a)
The USSR sent the first animal into the space, a dog called_____________
Laika
Neil Armstrong
Sputnik 2
What can you see in the picture?
A telescope
An International Space Station
What is the name of this moon?
(a)
What is the name of this moon?
(a)
