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WorksheetsCh-14 The Earth for grade 3
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name for the imaginary line around which the Earth spins?
a)
Axis
b)
Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Latitude
2.
What is the spinning motion of the Earth called?
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Orbit
d)
Axis
3.
What causes day and night?
a)
The rotation of the sun
b)
The Earth's revolution around the sun
c)
The tilt of the Earth
d)
The rotation of the Earth
4.
How long does it take the Earth to complete one rotation?
a)
24 hours
b)
12 hours
c)
180 days
d)
365 days
5.
What is the name for the fixed path by which the Earth moves around the sun?
a)
Revolution
b)
Orbit
c)
Rotation
d)
Axis
6.
The movement of the Earth around the sun along the Earth's orbit is called ____.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Seasonal Change
d)
Tilt
7.
What gives the Earth the different seasons?
a)
The Earth's rotation
b)
The Earth's axis
c)
The Earth's revolution
d)
The Sun's rotation
8.
When the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun, the South Pole is ___.
a)
Tilted toward the Sun
b)
Tilted away from the Sun
9.
The half of the Earth that is tilted _____ the Sun gets longer hours of sunlight and has summer.
a)
Toward
b)
Away
10.
The half of the Earth that is tilted _____ the Sun gets fewer hours of sunlight and has winter.
a)
Toward
b)
Away
11.
When it is winter in India, what season is it in Australia?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Autumn
d)
Spring
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