WorksheetsEarth’s Tilt and Rotation Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What causes day and night on Earth?
The Earth’s revolution around the Sun
The Earth’s tilt
The Earth’s rotation on its axis
The Moon’s orbit around the Earth
How long does it take Earth to make one full rotation?
1 hour
24 hours
365 days
12 hours
Which of the following is true about Earth’s tilt?
It always points straight up and down
It causes different parts of Earth to receive different amounts of sunlight
It changes direction every month
It makes the Moon revolve faster
The reason we have seasons is because:
Earth’s distance from the Sun changes
Earth’s axis is tilted as it revolves
Earth spins faster in summer
The Moon blocks sunlight
Why does the Northern and Southern Hemisphere experience opposite seasons?
One side is closer to the Moon
The Earth's spin changes
When one hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, the other is tilted away
One has more oceans than land
Earth’s rotation causes the seasons.
True
False
The Earth revolves around the Sun once a year.
True
False
Day and night happen because the Sun moves around Earth.
True
False
When one side of Earth faces the Sun, it is daytime there.
True
False
. The axis of Earth is an imaginary line through the center.
True
False
If Earth were not tilted on its axis, what would happen?
There would be no seasons.
The length of a day would double.
The Earth would stop rotating.
The Moon would disappear.
Earth’s tilt and rotation work together to affect what we see in the sky by:
causing the changing seasons and the daily rising and setting of the Sun
making the Moon appear larger at night
causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
making stars twinkle more brightly
