G4 Science Earth and Sun

The Earth’s axis is an invisible line that it spins around.

• True

• False

The equator divides Earth into two hemispheres: north and south.

• True

• False

The Earth’s rotation around its axis causes day and night.

• True

• False

The moon rotates around the Earth.

• True

• False

The tilt of the Earth’s axis causes the different seasons.

• True

• False

The Earth’s axis is tilted at 36.5°

• True

• False

The Earth’s orbit around the sun is a perfect circle

• True

• False

One revolution of the Earth around the sun takes 365¼ hours.

• True

• False

Shadows form because an object is blocking the light.

• True

• False

An example of apparent motion is how trees seem to move backwards as a car moves forward.

• True

• False