SCIENCE 5 WORKSHEET ROTATION AND REVOLUTION
TOPIC: EARTH AND SPACE -THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Name: ______________________________ FACTS / TIPS:
The earth makes two movements at the same time. These
Darussalam ___/ Number ______
movements are rotation and revolution.
Read the questions carefully then insert the correct answers.
Rotation
1. Define the term “solar system”
• Rotation is the spinning of a planet on its axis (imaginary line
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that passes through the earth).
2. There are _________________ planets in the solar system. • Earth rotates on its axis from west to east. Due to this
movement, one part of the earth gets light (day) and the
3. The hottest planet in the solar system is ____________________
other part is in darkness (night).
while the coldest planet in the solar system is
______________________________. • The earth takes 24 hours to complete a single rotation thus
giving us day and night.
4. The fourth planet away from the sun is ___________________
and it is often referred to as the ____________________.
5. The ___________________ is in the centre of the solar system.
6. Scientists decide to visit a planet that has life on it. Which planet
are they more likely to visit?
____________________________________________________.
7. Identify the planet which has rings around it _____________.
8. _______________________ is known as the King of Moons.
9. _______________ is the most distant planet in the solar system.
10. _______________________ is the smallest planet in the solar
system and the ____________________ planet to the sun.
11. Uranus has _______________ moons.
Diagram showing rotation of Earth on its axis
12. The tilted planet is _____________________________.
13. The fastest spinning planet in the solar system is
______________________________
ON YOUR OWN. Read up on Revolution.
1. Draw a diagram showing rotation. FACTS/ TIPS:
2. Planets make two movements at the same time. They are Revolution
_________________________ and
____________________________. ➢ Revolution is the movement of the planets around the sun.
➢ Earth takes a full year (365 ¼ days) for one complete
3. Each planet rotates on its ___________________.
revolution around the sun.
4. Earth rotates from ________________ to
➢ The path the planets follow around the sun is called its orbit.
__________________.
➢ Revolution causes the four seasons to occur namely: Winter,
5. The imaginary line that passes through the Earth is called the
_____________________. Autumn, Spring and Summer. Sometimes the sun sets early (first part
of the year) and another time it sets late (ending part of the year).
Experiment on rotation Items needed
styrofoam ball - represents
Earth skewer - represents
Earth‟s axis flashlight –
represents the sun
Procedure
I. Place the skewer through the ball.
II. Darken the room.
III. Hold the skewer with the ball in one hand and the flashlight
in the other.
IV. Shine the flashlight on the ball. V. Slowly turn the skewer.
V. Record your observations.
Diagram showing the Earth revolving around the sun and rotating on its
axis.
Diagram showing Earth revolving around the sun and the four seasons
. Read the questions carefully then insert the correct answers.
1. Define the term “rotation”
________________________________________________
2. How long does it take earth to make one complete revolution
around the sun? __________________________
3. Earth spins on an imaginary line called the ______________.
4. The movement of the planets around the sun is called
______________________________________.
5. How long does it take the Earth to complete a single rotation?
ON YOUR OWN. __________________
6. The path the planets take around the sun is called the
1. State the difference between rotation and revolution.
____________________________.
______________________________________________________ 7. The _____________ is found in the center of the solar system.
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8. Name two seasons that occur because of revolution.
2. Name the four seasons.
9. Rotation causes _______________ and ____________________.
I. ______________________________
10. Draw a diagram to show rotation.
II. ______________________________
III. ______________________________
IV. ______________________________
3. Earth takes one year or _____________ days to make one
complete revolution.
4. Draw a diagram to show revolution and Earth revolving
around the sun and the four seasons.