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What Causes Day and Night?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the time when the sun rises?

a)

Morning

b)

Evening

c)

Noon

d)

Night

2.

It takes 24 hours for Earth to _____ one time.

a)

rotate

b)

revolve

c)

tilt

d)

spin

3.

When it is daytime in one part of the Earth, what is it in the opposite part?

a)

Daytime

b)

Twilight

c)

Nighttime

d)

Dawn

4.

What is the axis of the Earth?

a)

An imaginary line that the Earth rotates around.

b)

A physical line that divides the Earth into hemispheres.

c)

The path that the Earth takes around the Sun.

d)

A geographical feature that marks the equator.

5.

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

a)

Six months

b)

One year

c)

Two years

d)

Three months

6.

The umbrella's shadow shows that it is ______ .

a)

afternoon

b)

evening

c)

morning

d)

night

7.

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

a)

Rotation is moving around another object; revolution is spinning on an axis.

b)

Rotation is spinning on an axis; revolution is moving around another object.

c)

Rotation is the same as revolution; both refer to circular motion.

d)

Rotation refers to the movement of an object in a straight line; revolution refers to circular motion.

8.

What time of day is it when the sun is highest in the sky?

a)

Morning

b)

Noon

c)

Evening

d)

Midnight

9.

What causes day and night?

a)

The rotation of the Earth on its axis.

b)

The revolution of the Earth around the Sun.

c)

The tilt of the Earth's axis.

d)

The gravitational pull of the Moon.

10.

What is the term for the movement of the Earth around the sun?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Orbiting

d)

Translation

11.

The part of the Earth facing the sun has _____

a)

nighttime

b)

twilight

c)

daytime

d)

dusk

12.

Which thing rotates like Earth?

a)

a wheel that spins

b)

a stationary tree

c)

a flat piece of paper

d)

a light bulb that is off

13.

What happens to the shadow of an umbrella in the late afternoon?

a)

It will become longer.

b)

It will become shorter.

c)

It will disappear completely.

d)

It will remain the same size.

14.

What happens to the sun's position in the sky throughout the day?

a)

It moves from east to west.

b)

It remains stationary.

c)

It moves from north to south.

d)

It changes color throughout the day.

15.

What is a shadow?

a)

A dark area made when something blocks light.

b)

A reflection of an object on a surface.

c)

A type of cloud formation in the sky.

d)

A color created by mixing primary colors.