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WorksheetsUNIT 4 SCIENCE: DAY & NIGHT STUDY NOTES
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the path a planet or moon follows as it travels around the Sun called?
Orbit
Rotation
Axis
Gravity
What is the term for an object spinning around its axis?
Gravity
Rotation
Orbit
Solar System
What is the force that pulls objects together?
Axis
Gravity
Orbit
Rotation
What is the imaginary pole or line through the middle of the planet that Earth spins around called?
Axis
Orbit
Solar System
Gravity
What is made up of all the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun?
Axis
Solar System
Orbit
Gravity
When our country faces the Sun, what do we experience?
Daylight
Night
Rain
Winter
When our country is not facing the Sun, what do we have?
Daylight
Night
Summer
Gravity
What causes day and night on Earth?
The Earth's rotation on its axis
The Earth's revolution around the Sun
The Moon's rotation
The Sun's movement
The Earth is a sphere, or a ball, which rotates (spins) round and round as it travels around the Sun.
True
False
Which of the following is a daytime activity?
Watching the stars
Fireworks displays
Playing a soccer game
Going to bed
Which of the following is a nighttime activity?
Hanging clothes on a clothesline
Fireworks displays
Playing soccer
Going to school
What are some physical features of the Moon?
Craters and mountains
Dusty ball of rock
Quarter size of Earth
Temperatures -153 degrees Celsius
Moon gravity weaker than Earth
NASA plans to build a new space station on the Moon.
True
False
The Moon has phases.
True
False
The Moon affects water tides on Earth.
True
False
Which is the biggest star in the solar system?
The Sun
The Moon
Jupiter
Mars
What is the closest star to Earth?
Proxima Centauri
The Sun
Sirius
Alpha Centauri
What is the temperature of the Sun?
1 million degrees Celsius
5 million degrees Celsius
15 million degrees Celsius
100 million degrees Celsius
Who studied the Sun in ancient times?
Ancient Greeks and Romans
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Chinese
Ancient Mayans
How far is the Sun from Earth?
1 million kilometres
15 million kilometres
150 million kilometres
1 billion kilometres
How did you go?
What does the sun provide
Nothing
Heat
Dark
Light
