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Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rotation is_____

a)
b)
2.

Revolution is_____

a)
b)
3.

Earth spinning on it's axis is called

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

4.

Earth's movement around the sun is called

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

5.
How long is a day on earth?
a)
22 hours
b)
365 days
c)
12 hours
d)
24 hours
6.
Which movement of Earth causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
7.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
8.
What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
latitude
9.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?
a)
one day
b)
one week
c)
one month
d)
one year
10.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
11.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
12.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
13.

In which hemisphere do we live (in US)?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

14.

In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice happens in which month?

a)

March

b)

June

c)

September

d)

December

15.

In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice happens in which month?

a)

March

b)

June

c)

September

d)

December

16.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
17.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away