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[SciGr2] The Earth is spinning

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ____ gives us light.

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

axis

d)

earth

2.

The Earth🌎 spins on its ____.

a)

moon

b)

axis

c)

sun

d)

position

3.

The sun🌞 does not move. The ____ is moving.

a)

axis

b)

Earth

c)

star

d)

human

4.

In the morning, the Sun seems to move ____ across the sky.

a)

lower

b)

higher

5.

In the evening, the Sun seems to move ____ across the sky.

a)

higher

b)

lower

6.

How long does it take the Earth🌎 to spin once on its axis?

a)

12 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

1 week

d)

30 days

7.

When is the position of the Sun🌞 at its highest?

a)

In the morning

b)

In the evening

c)

At midday/noon

d)

At midnight

8.

What happens when the Earth🌎 rotates on its axis?

a)

winter and summer

b)

day and night

c)

black and white

d)

hot and cold

9.

What do we call the movement of the Earth🌎 on its axis?

a)

revolution

b)

renovation

c)

rotation

10.

What happens to the half of the Earth🌎 that faces the Sun🌞?

a)

day

b)

night

11.

What happens to the half of the Earth🌎 that doesn't face the Sun🌞?

a)

night

b)

day

12.

The __rth🌎 is moving.

a)

Ae

b)

Ea

c)

Au

13.

The Earth🌎 spins on its a__s.

a)

xi

b)

ki

c)

ci

14.

At 6am, the Sun🌞 appears to rise hi__er over the horizon.

a)

ai

b)

hi

c)

gh

15.

From midday, the Sun🌞 seems to move l__er.

a)

ow

b)

aw

c)

oo

16.

It takes the Earth 🌎 24 hours to complete one _____.

a)

rotation

b)

homework

c)

shower

d)

song

17.

"The Sun 🌞 appears to move" means:

a)

The sun actually moves

b)

The sun doesn't move

18.

When a child in South America is going to school.

What is a child in Asia doing?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Going to school

19.

In the following image.

What do the torch and tennis ball represent?

a)

Tennis ball is the Earth

Torch is the Sun

b)

Tennis ball is the Sun

Torch is the Earth

c)

Tennis ball is a ball

Torch is a torch

20.

In the following image.

Which one is true?

a)

It's daytime in South America and nighttime in Asia

b)

It's daytime in Asia and nighttime in South America

c)

It's daytime in Asia and nighttime in Asia

21.

Is this true or false?

As the Earth spins, our position moves

towards (day) or away (night) from the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Sun 🌞 rises in the ____.

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

23.

The Sun 🌞 sets in the ____.

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

24.

The Earth's 🌎 spinning causes ____.

a)

Day and Night

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Rain

d)

Snow