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Earth and Sun: Day/Night and Seasons

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the movement of the Earth around the Sun called?

a)

spin

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

tilt

2.

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one rotation?

a)

48 hours

b)

36 hours

c)

24 hours

d)

12 hours

3.

What is the approximate tilt of the Earth's axis?

a)

15 degrees

b)

30 degrees

c)

23.5 degrees

d)

45 degrees

4.

What causes the seasons on Earth?

a)

Earth's axis

b)

Earth's tilt and revolution

c)

Earth's orbit

d)

Earth's rotation

5.

In which season does the Northern Hemisphere experience longer daylight hours and warmer temperatures?

a)

Fall

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Summer

6.

What season does the Southern Hemisphere experience in July?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

7.
What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?
a)
equinox dates
b)
the moon is full
c)
solstice dates
d)
the cold fronts blow in
8.
Takes about 24 hours to complete one
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
9.
Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
d)
double axis
10.
The sun appears to move across the sky each day.  What causes this?
a)
the spinning of the Earth's axis
b)
The path of the sun around the Earth
c)
the production the nuclear energy around the sun
d)
the tilt of the Earth on its axis
11.
Which season, or seasons, have the shortest daylight hours?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Spring
12.
Which season have the same amount of daylight hours?
a)
Spring & Fall
b)
Winter & Summer
c)
None of the seasons have equal daylight hours
d)
All are equal
13.
The hemisphere where you live 
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
14.

About how long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun?

a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours 
c)
365 days
d)
30 days
15.
Day & night are caused by the ______________ of earth on its axis
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
tilt of the axis
16.
The season that comes before winter is?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
spring
d)
fall
17.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
18.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
19.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
20.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
21.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
22.

If it's ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then it's summer in the Southern hemisphere. 

a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
23.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
24.
Why do globes lean sideways?
a)
To allow them to spin easier.
b)
To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.
c)
To demonstrate the effects of gravity.
d)
To demonstrate day and night.
25.

If it's ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then it's fall in the Southern hemisphere. 

a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
26.

If it's ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then it's summer in the Southern hemisphere. 

a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
27.
Longest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice 
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
28.
Shortest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice 
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
29.

Each of the four seasons lasts about how long?

a)

one day

b)

one week

c)

one month

d)

three months

e)

one

30.
What are hemispheres? 
a)
the two halves of the Earth
b)
an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
c)
the act of spinning around an axis
d)
a planet's orbit around the Sun
31.
  When are the days and nights equal? 
a)
Equinox
b)
Same Day
c)
Nothing
d)
Solstice
32.
 What do June 21 & December 21 have in common?
a)
Equinox
b)
Same Day
c)
Nothing
d)
Solstice
33.
What is the "name" for the longest and shortest days of the year?
a)
equinoxes
b)
solstices
c)
months
d)
seasons
34.
Because of the direction that the Earth rotates on it's axis, in what direction does the sun "appear to rise" every day?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east 
d)
west
35.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
36.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
37.

The autumnal equinox will occur for the northern hemisphere in

a)

March

b)

September

c)

June

d)

December

38.

When is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)
December
b)
June
c)
March
d)
September
39.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
40.
During an ________, the length of nighttime and daytime are about the same because neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
c)
earthquake
d)
solar eclipse

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