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WorksheetsOpenSciEd-Unit 8.4 Earth in Space
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 46mins
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
Rotation is the Earth spinning on its axis.
Revolution is the Earth spinning on its axis.
Rotation is the Earth circling around the Sun.
Revolution is the Earth circling around the Moon.
Which statement below is NOT true? The Earth's gravity keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth, The moon exerts gravity, The moon's gravity pulls on Earth's ocean waters, The moon's gravity keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun.
The Earth's gravity keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth.
The moon exerts gravity.
The moon's gravity pulls on Earth's ocean waters.
The moon's gravity keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun.
What season is cold and has short day and long nights?
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
What motion is responsible for the seasons?
The tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the sun
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
The distance of the Earth from the sun
The elliptical shape of Earth's orbit
An object's gravitational pull depends on its
volume
density
mass
shape
The longest day of the year is
Winter Solstice
Summer Solstice
Autumn Equinox
Spring Equinox
What happens to the length of day and night during the fall equinox?
The day is longer than the night.
The night is longer than the day.
The day and night are equal at 12 hours each.
The day lasts 10 hours and the night lasts 14 hours.
What cycle results from the Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun?
Tides
Day and Night Cycle
Seasons
Lunar Phases
These celestial bodies are icy and have long tails.
Asteroid
Meteor
Comet
Planet
When Earth's North pole is tilted away from the sun, it is winter in the ______ hemisphere.
Northern
Southern
Eastern
Western
What season is cold and has short days and long nights?
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter
What happens to the length of day and night during the fall equinox?
The day is longer than the night.
The night is longer than the day.
The day and night are equal at 12 hours each.
The day lasts 10 hours and the night lasts 14 hours.
What motion is responsible for day and night?
The rotation of earth
The revolution of earth around the sun
The tilt of the earth's axis
The gravitational pull of the moon
These celestial bodies are icy and have long tails.
Asteroid
Meteor
Comet
Planet
When Earth's North pole is tilted towards the sun, it is ____ in the Northern hemisphere.
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
What is the missing phase?
Phase A
Phase B
Phase C
Phase D
The longest day of the year is:
Spring equinox
Summer solstice
Fall equinox
Winter solstice
When Earth's North pole is tilted away from the sun, it is winter in the ______ hemisphere.
Northern
Southern
Eastern
Western
A solar eclipse can only occur during a...
Full moon
New moon
Quarter moon
Waxing crescent
What season is cold and has short day and long nights?
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
