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Earth's Rotation and Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earth rotates every ______

a)

365 days/ 1 year

b)

12 hours

c)

24 hours

d)

an hour

2.

Earth does a complete revolution every ______

a)

10 years

b)

12 hours

c)

24 hours

d)

365 days/ 1 year

3.

The Earth's movement (revolution) around the sun causes _________

a)

seasons

b)

day and night

c)

rotation

d)

year

4.

What causes day and night cycles?

a)

Earth rotation

b)

seasons

c)

Earth revolution

d)

Sun

5.

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

orbit

d)

double axis

6.

It is ______ on the side of the Earth facing away from the Sun.

a)

day

b)

winter

c)

night

d)

summer

7.

The EARTH REVOLVES around the:

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

8.

The Earth is the only planet that _____________________.

a)

support life

b)

has water

c)

contains humans

d)

all of the above

9.

It is ______ on the side of the Earth facing the Sun.

a)

night

b)

winter

c)

day

d)

spring

10.

The Earth spinning around the Sun is called ________

a)

rotation

b)

orbit

c)

axis

d)

revolution

11.

Axis

a)

imaginary line of the Earth

b)

imaginary line of the Sun

12.

Spins around its axis.

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

13.

The Earth spins counterclockwise.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Sun revolves around the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

One complete rotation takes . . .

a)

24 years

b)

24 month

c)

24 days

d)

24 hours

16.

We see the Sun rises at the East and sets at the West. This is because of . . .

a)

the Sun moves around the Earth

b)

the Earth moves up side down toward the Sun

c)

the Earth revolves around the Sun

d)

the Sun spins around its axis

17.

The Earth's rotation effects are . . .

a)

day and night

b)

season changes

c)

difference of time zone

d)

the movement of wind and water in the oceans.

18.

The Earth travels around the Sun because of the force of magnetism.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

If it is summer on December in Australia, it will be . . . in Europe.

a)

spring

b)

summer

c)

fall

d)

winter

20.

A leap year has ________ days.

a)

266 days

b)

365 1/4 days

c)

366 days

21.
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
22.

The path Earth takes as it revolves around the sun is called its ____________

a)

orbit

b)

axis

c)

equatro

23.

The motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called___________.

a)

rotation

b)

spinning

c)

Revolution

24.

Earth complete a full revolution around the sun in _____________.

a)

1 month

b)

1 year

c)

6 months

25.

The spinning of a body such as a planet on its axis is called ____________

a)

revolution

b)

rotation