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Lesson 2 Part 1 Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rotation

a)

A complete journey around the sun

b)

The path one object makes as it revolves around another

c)

A complete turn (spin)

d)

Imaginary line between the North and South poles that passes through Earth

2.

What causes a change in day and night?

a)

Someone flips a big light switch.

b)

Earth revolves around the sun

c)

Earth rotates to the WEST; one side of Earth faces the sun and the other faces away

d)

Earth rotates to the EAST; one side of Earth faces the sun and the other faces away

3.

Time zone

a)

Areas on the same line of latitude

b)

Areas sharing the same time

c)

Areas with different times

d)

Areas that don't use daylight savings time

4.

The following statement is an answer to which question:

If each town had its own time, it would be hard to keep track of

a)
Why is there daylight savings time?
b)

Why do seasons change?

c)
Why are there standard time zones?
d)

Why do we have clocks?

5.

Orbit

a)

Imaginary line between the North and South poles that passes through Earth

b)

The path one object makes as it revolves around another

c)

A complete turn (spin)

d)

A complete journey around the sun

6.

Revolution

a)

A complete journey around the sun

b)

The path one object makes as it revolves around another

c)

A complete turn (spin)

d)

Imaginary line between the North and South poles that passes through Earth

7.

Axis

a)

0 degrees longitude that goes through Greenwich, England

b)

Imaginary line between the North and South poles that passes through Earth

c)

0 degrees latitude that goes around the middle of Earth

d)

The path one object makes as it revolves around another

8.

Period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth

a)
Solstice
b)
Equinox
c)
Time Zone
d)
North Pole
9.

Period during which hours of daylight are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other hemisphere

a)
Equinox
b)
Solstice
c)
South Pole
d)
Time Zone
10.

What causes a change in seasons?

a)

The tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun.

b)

The Earth rotates and one side faces the sun while the other side does not.

c)

When it's time for different holidays.

11.

What causes summer?

a)

When a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. There is indirect sunlight.

b)

When a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun. There is direct sunlight.

c)

When a side of the Earth rotates away from the sun.

d)

When a side of the Earth rotates towards the sun.

12.

What causes winter?

a)

When a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun. There is direct sunlight.

b)

When the Earth rotates and a side of Earth faces away from the sun.

c)

When a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. There is indirect sunlight.

d)

When it snows.

13.
How many standard time zones are there?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
20
d)
24
14.
True or False: It is summer when the Earth is closest to the sun in its orbit.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
True or False: When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
How long does a full rotation of Earth take?
a)
24 hours
b)
365 1/4 days
c)
12 hours
d)
365 1/2 days
17.
How long does a full revolution of Earth take?
a)
24 hours
b)
365 1/4 days
c)

365 days

d)
365 1/2 days