WorksheetsDay & Night Season on Earth
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes the Earth to have day and night?
a)
The Earth rotates on its axis every 48 hours turning toward the sun (day) and away from the sun (night).
b)
The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours turning toward the sun (day) and away from the sun (night).
c)
The Sun rotates on its axis every 24 hours turning toward the Earth (day) and away from the sun (night).
d)
The Sun rotates on its axis every 48 hours turning toward the Earth (day) and away from the sun (night).
2.
Explain why the sun appears in the eastern portion of the sky at 6:00AM.
a)
The Earth is rotating 90 degrees counterclockwise from being in direct sunlight.
b)
The Earth is rotating slightly faster than the Sun and the Sun is trying to catch up.
c)
The Earth is rotating 90 degrees clockwise from being in direct sunlight.
d)
The Earth is rotating 90 degrees counterclockwise from being in complete darkness.
3.
What time of day does the Sun appear to be in the western portion of the sky?
a)
6:00PM
b)
6:00AM
c)
12:00AM
d)
12:00PM
4.
What time of the day does Earth receive the most direct sunlight?
a)
6:00PM
b)
6:00AM
c)
12:00AM
d)
12:00PM
5.
Why does the length of daylight change during the course of a year?
a)
The Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees pointing the some parts of the Earth toward the sun for longer periods of time.
b)
The Sun's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees pointing the some parts of the Sun toward the Earth for longer periods of time.
c)
The Suns rotation slows down as the year progresses.
d)
The Earth's rotation slows down as the year progresses.
6.
Which planet has the closes day and night cycle to Earth?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Mars
7.
Due to Earth's tilt on its axis, latitudes greater than 66.5, the regions above the Arctic and Antarctic circles on our globe, have days of constant darkness or light.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
c)
12 hours
d)
30 days
9.
You are getting ready for school. On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.
a)
School
b)
Breakfast
c)
Bed
d)
Lunch
10.
How much of the Earth is always in darkness?
a)
1/4
b)
1/2
c)
3/4
d)
Depends on the seasons
11.
The seasons are caused by Earth's __________________.
a)
elliptical shaped orbit
b)
tilt on its axis
c)
tilted orbital path
d)
distance from the sun gradually changing
12.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is ______________ in the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
winter
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
spring
13.
What 2 seasons receive the same amount of sunlight. The axial tilt does not effect its relation to the sun.
a)
Summer and Fall
b)
Spring and Winter
c)
Summer and Spring
d)
Spring and Fall
14.
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
a)
24 hr
b)
12 hr
c)
24 months
d)
12 months
15.
During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the Earth's axis is tilted __________________.
a)
toward the moon
b)
toward the sun
c)
away from the sun
d)
away from the moon
16.
At the _______________, day and night are each 12 hours long all year.
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
equator
d)
axis
17.
The equinoxes occur on the first day of __________ and ___________.
a)
Summer and Spring
b)
Winter and Fall
c)
Spring and Fall
d)
Winter and Summer
18.
At which month is the Southern Hemisphere in Spring?
a)
September
b)
June
c)
December
d)
March
19.
At which month is the Southern Hemisphere in winter?
a)
March
b)
December
c)
September
d)
June
20.
What happens at the near June 21?
a)
The summer solstice occurs in the Southern Hemisphere in which they have the longest amount of daylight all year.
b)
The winter solstice occurs in the Southern Hemisphere in which they have the longest amount of daylight all year.
c)
The summer solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere in which they have the longest amount of daylight all year.
d)
The summer solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere in which they have the shortest amount of daylight all year.
21.
_________________ is the half of Earth that is north of the equator.
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
22.
_________________ is the half of the Earth south of the equator.
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
23.
________ the northernmost point of the Earth's axis.
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
24.
________ the southernmost point of the Earth's axis.
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
25.
What is an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates?
a)
Rotation
b)
Axis
c)
Orbit
d)
Seasons
26.
What is the circular movement around an axis?
a)
Rotation
b)
Axis
c)
Orbit
d)
Seasons
27.
The path an object follows as it moves around another object.
a)
Rotation
b)
Axis
c)
Orbit
d)
Seasons
28.
The time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis.
a)
Day
b)
Night
c)
Year
29.
The time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis.
a)
Day
b)
Night
c)
Year
30.
(Hint: Outside Lab) Planetary scientists usually measure the Sun angle relative to the surface normal (an imaginary line perpendicular to the ground, and is called the _____________.
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
angle of incidence
31.
365 days
a)
Day
b)
Night
c)
Year
32.
When the day turns dark because sun went down.
a)
Day
b)
Night
c)
Year
33.
The warmest season of the year that is after spring and before autumn.
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Autumn
d)
Spring
34.
The coldest season of the year.
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Autumn
d)
Spring
35.
The season between summer and winter crops are gathered.
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Autumn
d)
Spring
36.
After winter before summer, vegetation begins to appear September to November.
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Autumn
d)
Spring
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