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Earth's Patterns Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the line around the center of the Earth called?

a)

axis

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

International Date Line

d)

Equator

2.

Water vapor changing to liquid is

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

sublimation

3.

A prism shows which effect?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

4.

A microscope lens __________ light.

a)

reflects

b)

refracts

c)

opaque

d)

hides

5.

Why does a tea leaf in a cup look closer than it really is?

a)

Light from the leaf is refracted by the water.

b)

Light from the leaf is absorbed by the water.

c)

Light travels only in straight lines.

d)

Light reflects off the water surface.

6.

Why does the lower part of the child look different in size from the upper part?

a)

Light rays passing through water into air are enlarged.

b)

Light rays passing through water into air are refracted.

c)

Light rays passing through air into water are reflected.

d)

Light rays passing through air into water are reduced.

7.

What causes day and night?

a)

Earth's orbit around the sun

b)

Earth's rotation

c)

the sun's rotation

d)

the moon's shadow

8.

Why does the sun move across the sky?

a)

Earth's orbit around the sun

b)

Earth's rotation

c)

the sun's rotation

d)

movement of the stars

9.

How long does Earth take to rotate once?

a)

60 seconds

b)

24 hours

c)

365 days

d)

1 light year

10.

How long does Earth take to orbit the sun?

a)

325 days

b)

365.25 days

c)

1 month

d)

24 hours

11.

Which arrow shows the movement that causes day and night on Earth?

a)

Arrow 1: rotation of the sun

b)

Arrow 2: Earth's orbit around the sun

c)

Arrow 3: moon's orbit around Earth

d)

Arrow 4: Earth's rotation

12.

A student draws diagrams of her house and the location of the sun in the sky. Which diagram does not correctly represent the location of the sun at the time indicated? (5.8C)

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What would happen if Earth spun faster on its axis?

a)

Earth would be hotter.

b)

A day would be shorter than 24 hours.

c)

A year would be longer than 365 days.

d)

There would be more than four seasons.

14.

What Earth cycle is being studied with this model?

a)

day and night

b)

the four seasons

c)

low tide and high tide

d)

the phases of the moon

15.

The diagram shows the sun in different positions in the sky.

Where is the sun most likely to be at 7:00 a.m.?

a)

Location 2

b)

Location 3

c)

between Locations 1 and 2

d)

between Locations 2 and 3

16.

When is the sun highest in the sky?

a)

9:00 a.m.

b)

11:00 a.m.

c)

12:00 p.m. (noon)

d)

4:00 p.m.

17.

Shadows are formed on the side opposite to the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

When are shadows the longest?

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

19.

Based on the shadow, where is the sun located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Based on the shadow, where is the sun?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Which hemisphere do you live in?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Southwestern

22.

When the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun, what happens to daylight?

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

unchanged

d)

shortened

23.

Click on the moon phase that occurs 7 days after a new moon

24.

Click on the moon phase that occurs 14 days after a new moon

25.

Click on the moon phase that occurs 21 days after a new moon

26.

Click on the moon phase that occurs a month after a new moon.

27.

Click on the New Moon.

28.

Click on the Full Moon.

29.

Click on the 1st Quarter Moon.