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Sun, Earth and Moon

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the shape of the Sun, Earth, and Moon?

a)

Flat

b)

Square

c)

Round

d)

Triangle

2.

What does the Earth do as it moves around the Sun?

a)

Rotates only

b)

Revolves around the Sun

c)

Stays still

d)

Moves randomly

3.

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

a)

One day

b)

One week

c)

One month

d)

One year

4.

What movement of the Earth causes day and night?

a)

Revolution around the Sun

b)

Rotation on its axis

c)

Orbiting the Moon

d)

Moving closer to the Sun

5.

What is the main source of light and heat for the Earth?

a)

The Moon

b)

The stars

c)

The Sun

d)

The clouds

6.

What is the Moon’s movement around the Earth called?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Spinning

d)

Floating

7.

What happens to shadows when the Sun is high in the sky at noon?

a)

They disappear

b)

They become shorter

c)

They become longer

d)

They change color

8.

How many moons does Earth have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Five

d)

Ten

9.

What do we call the path an object follows as it moves around another object in space?

a)

orbit

b)

axis

c)

ring

d)

ozone

10.

The Sun is bigger than the Earth and the Moon.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The Earth moves around the Moon.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Moon takes about one year to orbit the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False