WorksheetsPhysical Geo P1 Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the term for the movement the Earth makes traveling around the Sun?
Rotation
Revolution
Orbit
Axis
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?
24 hours
30 days
365 ¼ days
12 months
What causes the creation of day and night on Earth?
The Earth's revolution
The Earth's rotation
The Earth's orbit
The Earth's axis
Which type of solar rays concentrate on a small area and produce more heat?
Angled Rays
Vertical Rays
Horizontal Rays
Diffused Rays
What is a solstice?
The time of year with equal day and night hours
The time of year with the longest daylight or night time hours
The time of year with the shortest daylight hours
The time of year with the most rainfall
What is the term for the time of year when day and night are equal in length?
Solstice
Equinox
Eclipse
Perihelion
On which dates do equinoxes typically occur?
June 21 and December 21
March 21 and September 21
April 21 and October 21
January 21 and July 21
During the equinox, where do the Sun’s direct rays hit?
The North Pole
The South Pole
The Equator
The Tropic of Cancer
In the Northern Hemisphere, which season begins in March?
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
In the Southern Hemisphere, which season begins in September?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Rotation (the tilt of the earth on its axis) creates what phenomenon?
What is ROTATION?
Energy from the sun is known as?
Amounts of energy differ based on the angle the sun hits the earth. Which rays spread out, producing LESS heat?
Horizontal rays
Reflected rays
Which of the following is an example of a season?
Summer
Autumn
November
Which earth phenomenon creates opposite seasons in the Northern and Southern hemispheres?
Which of the following best characterizes the solstice?
When are the solstices?
June 21 and December 21
When does the northern hemisphere experience the SHORTEST night?
winter solstice
summer solstice
The times of the year when day and night are equal in length are called:
When do they celebrate spring in New Zealand (in the southern hemisphere)?
