Day, Night, and Seasons - Worksheet 2
Grade 5•Science•Day, Night, and Seasons
Aligned to: 5-ESS1-1
Answer the following questions about day night seasons.
1.
If Earth's axis were not tilted at all, what would happen to the seasons?
A.Seasons would be more extreme
B.There would be no seasons -- every day would have roughly equal sunlight
C.It would always be summer
D.It would always be winter
2.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere. What explains this?
A.The Southern Hemisphere is farther from the Sun
B.Earth's tilt means when the north tilts toward the Sun, the south tilts away
C.The Southern Hemisphere has more clouds
D.It is always winter in the Southern Hemisphere
3.
What would happen if Earth didn't rotate?
A.There would be no seasons
B.One side would always be day, the other always night
C.It would rain all the time
D.Nothing would change
4.
What causes day and night?
A.The Sun moving around Earth
B.Earth rotating on its axis
C.The Moon blocking sunlight
D.Clouds covering the sky
5.
When are days longest?
A.Winter
B.Spring
C.Summer
D.Fall
6.
Why do we have different seasons?
A.The Sun turns on and off
B.Earth's tilted axis as it orbits the Sun
C.The Moon changes position
D.Clouds block sunlight
7.
Why is it warmer in summer?
A.Earth is closer to the Sun
B.The hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun
C.The Sun gets hotter
D.There are more clouds
8.
Days are shorter in winter than in summer.
9.
Earth rotates once every 24 hours.
10.
Seasons are caused by Earth's distance from the Sun.
11.
Seasons happen because Earth's axis is .
12.
Day and night are caused by Earth on its axis.