Science D Quiz 3A

Complete each sentence.

Planets ​ (a)   around the sun along a path called a(n) ​ (b)   .

Planets ​ (c)   , or spin around on an imaginary line called a(n) ​ (d)   .

• revolve
• orbit
• rotate
• axis

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The sun is a star.

• true

• false

Earth is the fifth planet from the sun.

• true

• false

Complete the sentence.

Earth gets the right amount of ____ and ____ energy from the sun to sustain ____ on the planet.

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Name three things that can be used to see the surface of the Earth.

Match the terms with the correct definition.

The horizontal lines on a map or globe that divide earth into flat slices are called ​ (a)   .

The vertical lines on a map or globe that divide the earth into segments like orange slices are called ​ (b)   .

• lines of longitude
• lines of latitude

Label the lines on the globe.

a

b

c

d

arctic circle

equator

antarctic circle

prime meridian

Lable the lines on the globe.

a

b

tropic of cancer

tropic of capricorn

Match the numbers with the correct ideas.

• for the moon to orbit the earth

• it takes 365.26 days...

• to have another leap year

• it takes 4 years...

• for earth to orbit the sun

• it takes 24 hours...

• for earth to rotate on its axis

• it takes 28 days...

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What season would it be in the northern hemisphere?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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