E. O. Lawrence Elementary School

Canton, SD

Earth in Space Unit

A: B:circle sphere

#1Earth’s shape is a ___________.

C: D:square hexagon

sphere

A: B:Earth travels farther away from the sun at night.

#2.We have days and nights because __________.

C: D: the moon gets in the way of the earth.

the sun cools down at night.

the earth rotates.

the earth rotates

A: B:the sun the moon

#3Earth revolves around _____.

C: D:Jupiter the equator

the sun

A: B:Earth Saturn

#4The largest planet is

C: D:Jupiter Mars

Jupiter

A: B:Canada. the Rocky Mountains.

#5It is hottest on Earth near ___________.

C: D:Australia. the Equator.

the Equator.

A: B:1 month 12 hours

#6It takes _______ for the earth to make one

complete rotation.

C: D:1 year 24 hours

24 hours

A: B:shorter lighter yellow

#7It is colder at the North Pole because

the sun’s rays are ___________.

C: D:weaker straighter

weaker

A: B:Mars and Jupiter Mars and the Moon

#8The two planets closest to Earth are ________ and _________.

C: D:Mars and Venus Venus and Mercury

Mars and Venus

A: B:Equator axis

#9Earth spins on an imaginary line

called a (n) ________.

C: D:phase revolution

axis

A: B:orbit cycle

#10Earth revolves or travels in a(n)

_______ around the Sun.

C: D:phase atmosphere

orbit

A: B:turns and spins orbits and gravitates

#11The two ways that Earth moves are

that it _______ and ________.

C: D:revolves and rotates leans and phases

revolves and rotates

A: B:365 365 1/4

#12How many days will it take the earth to

revolve around the sun in 2006?

C: D:356 1/4 366

365 ¼ days

A: B:the sun moves farther

away from the earth.

the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun

#13It is colder in North America in the winter because _______.

C: D:the weatherman predicts it.

The North Pole is tilted toward the Sun

the North Pole is tilted away from

the Sun.

A: B:July February

#14The Sun is highest in the sky

in which month?

C: D:November December

July

A: B:1 million ½ million

#15Approximately how many earths would

fit inside the sun?

C: D:1 thousand 2 million

1 million

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