Earth and Beyond 1

We divide the Earth into two half spheres or _____. They meet at the _____, an imaginary line running around the middle of the planet between poles.

• a. hemispheres, meridian

• b. halfspheres, equator

• c. hemispheres, equator

• d. halfspheres, meridian

These changes in the way each hemisphere tilts towards and away from the Sun cause changes in the length of _____, and in the _____ of the sunlight reaching an area of Earth’s surface.

• a. seasons, direction

• b. seasons, strength

• c. day and night, direction

• d. day and night, strength

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of ___________.

• a. night and day

• b. Earth's seasons

• c. constellations

• d. the phases of the moon

It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

• a. 365 days

• b. 28 days

• c. 24 hours

• d. 28 hours

What does cause Earth’s seasons?

• The distance of a planet from the sun

• The tilt and revolution of Earth around the sun

• The gravity pull the Earth and Moon

• Changing temperatures on Earth

The Earth’s axis is tilted ____ degree from the vertical axis.

• 31.5

• 23.5

• 43.4

• 51.4

In which direction is the sun when it sets?

• north

• south

• west

• east

Change of season is mainly due to the....of earth

• rotation

• revolution

• axis

• atmosphere

The path that earth takes as it moves around the sun in space is called...

• planets

• axis

• orbit

• rotation

The stars make patterns in the sky, these patterns are?

• Constellations

• Asteroid

• Zodiac

• Galaxy