Vocabulary 1
Earth rotates on an imaginary line called an
Axis
What happens when Earth spins on its axis?
a. it rotates
b. it orbits
c. it moves toward the Sun
d. it does not move
a. it rotates
When it is summer north of the equator, which season is it south of the equator?
a. summer
b. fall
c. winter
d. spring
a. 24 hours
b. one season
c. 300 days
d. one year
The star that gives Earth light and heat is the
Sun
a. the Big Dipper
b. Venus
c. the Sun
d. the Moon
c. the Sun
What makes day and night?
a. the rotating of Earth
b. the seasons
c. the hands on clocks
d. Earth's orbit around the Sun
a. the rotating of Earth
What is Earth's axis?
a. the way Earth orbits the Sun
b. an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole
c. an imaginary line near the equator
d. an imaginary line north of the equator
b. an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole
It takes 24 hours for Earth to spin around, or
Rotate
What would it be like on Earth without the Sun?
a. hot
b. warm
c. cold
d. light
c. cold
Why is it dark here when it is light on the other side of the Earth?
a. because the Sun is not always shining
b. because the Sun lights half of Earth at a time
c. because the Moon blocks the Sun
d. because the Sun is moving
b. because the Sun lights half of Earth at a time
The path Earth takes as it moves around the Sun is its
Why does the Sun look small?
a. it is smaller than Earth
b. it is so far away
c. it is so hot
d. it is smaller than the Moon
b. it is so far away
Why does one part of Earth get more light and heat in the summer?
a. that part is tilting toward the Sun
b. that part is tilting away from the Sun
c. the Sun is lower in the sky
d. the Sun is bigger
a. that part is tilting toward the Sun
The imaginary line that separates the northern part of Earth from the southern part is the
Equator
How long does it take Earth to rotate once?
a. 24 hours
b. 7 days
c. 3 months
d. 365 days
Which places have the same weather most of the year?
a. places near the equator
b. places north of the equator
c. places south of the equator
d. places near the ocean
a. places near the equator