Grade 5 Space Science Exam

Sort these facts about Earth's Revolution and Rotation.

Groups:

(a) Revolve

,

(b) Rotate

• Around the Sun

• Around the axis

• Spin

• Travel Around

• One Year

• One Day

Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis

• Rotation
• Compass
• Sundail
• Movement

Day & night are caused by the ______________ of Earth on its axis

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• tilt of the axis

What does the revolution around the Sun cause us to experience?

• seasons
• year
• day & night
• eclipse

This is an example of a ​ (a)  

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Day
• Night

What part of the Earth is experiencing morning?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

• distance from the sun
• rotation of the earth
• change in solar output
• tilt of the earth's axis

At position 1, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere

• Southern hemisphere

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

What does the term "equinox" mean?

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night

• Equal amount of winter and summer

• Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone

• The longest day of the year