WorksheetsRotations and Revolutions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
It is ______ on the side of the Earth facing away from the Sun.
night
day
summer
winter
What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?
clockwise
counterclockwise
Why do globes lean sideways?
To allow them to spin easier.
To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.
To demonstrate the effects of gravity.
To demonstrate day and night.
Imagine there was no tilt to the Earth's axis and Earth's orbit was circular. What would be true about the length of days and nights on Earth?
The periods of day and night would be fixed all year, for any location.
Night, as we know it on Earth, would end. We would be in constant daylight.
The periods of day and night would be fixed all year for anyone living at Earth's equator.
The areas closest to the equator would have constant daylight during the year; the areas near the poles, constant night.
In Georgia, what season is it at point D?
Summer
Fall/Autumn
Winter
Spring
The Earth takes one (a) to complete one rotation on its axis.
Is it day, week, month, or year?
Earth orbits the Sun, but it is the Sun that appears to move across the sky each day. What makes the Sun appear to move each day?
Sun's rotation
The Earth's orbit around the Sun
The Earth's rotation
The Moon's revolution of the Earth
One year on Earth is 365 days. A ‘year’ on Mercury is equal to 88 Earth days, while a year on Jupiter is equal to approximately 4,344 Earth days. A planet's year is determined by the (a) of the planet around the Sun.
While Earth orbits (or revolves) around the sun, Earth is also rotating (or spinning on its axis). About how many rotations does Earth complete as it orbits once around the sun?
1
24
30
365
A fourth-grader in Florida is doing an experiment in her science class. At the same time, a fourth-grader in India is getting a good night's sleep. What is responsible for it being daytime in Florida while it is nighttime in India?
The Earth's orbit around the Sun
The Moon's orbit around the Earth
The Earth's rotation
The Sun's rotation
Some constellations are visible from different places on Earth only during a part of the year. Certain constellations are not visible everywhere on Earth all year long due to the _____ ?
Orbit of the Sun
Orbit of the Earth
Revolution of the Earth
Revolution of the Moon
Earth's movement around the sun happens at a very constant rate. If Earth took longer to travel around the sun than it does now, what would happen to the length of the year?
(a)
What is the primary reason for the change in seasons on Earth?
The Earth's distance from the Sun changes.
The Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbit.
The Earth's orbit is elliptical.
The Earth's rotation speed changes.
Which of the following best describes the difference between rotation and revolution?
Rotation is the movement around an external axis, while revolution is the movement around an internal axis.
Rotation is the movement around an internal axis, while revolution is the movement around an external axis.
Both rotation and revolution refer to the same type of movement.
Rotation occurs only in space, while revolution occurs only on Earth.
If the Earth's rotation speed increased, what would be the most likely effect on the length of a day?
The day would become longer.
The day would become shorter.
The day would remain the same length.
The day would vary in length unpredictably.
