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WorksheetsLesson 2 Part 1 Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Rotation
A complete journey around the sun
The path one object makes as it revolves around another
A complete turn (spin)
Imaginary line between the North and South poles that passes through Earth
What causes a change in day and night?
Someone flips a big light switch.
Earth revolves around the sun
Earth rotates to the WEST; one side of Earth faces the sun and the other faces away
Earth rotates to the EAST; one side of Earth faces the sun and the other faces away
Time zone
Areas on the same line of latitude
Areas sharing the same time
Areas with different times
Areas that don't use daylight savings time
The following statement is an answer to which question:
If each town had its own time, it would be hard to keep track of
Why do seasons change?
Why do we have clocks?
Orbit
Imaginary line between the North and South poles that passes through Earth
The path one object makes as it revolves around another
A complete turn (spin)
A complete journey around the sun
Revolution
A complete journey around the sun
The path one object makes as it revolves around another
A complete turn (spin)
Imaginary line between the North and South poles that passes through Earth
Axis
0 degrees longitude that goes through Greenwich, England
Imaginary line between the North and South poles that passes through Earth
0 degrees latitude that goes around the middle of Earth
The path one object makes as it revolves around another
Period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth
Period during which hours of daylight are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other hemisphere
What causes a change in seasons?
The tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun.
The Earth rotates and one side faces the sun while the other side does not.
When it's time for different holidays.
What causes summer?
When a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. There is indirect sunlight.
When a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun. There is direct sunlight.
When a side of the Earth rotates away from the sun.
When a side of the Earth rotates towards the sun.
What causes winter?
When a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun. There is direct sunlight.
When the Earth rotates and a side of Earth faces away from the sun.
When a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. There is indirect sunlight.
When it snows.
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