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Class 7 Earth, Moon, and the Sun worksheet
CBSE Science. Rotation and revolution, day and night, seasons, solstices, solar and lunar eclipses. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The Earth rotates on its axis from:
- north to south
- south to north
- east to west
- west to east
Answer
(d) west to east
- 2.
What season is it in Buenos Aires in January?
- winter
- spring only
- summer
- no season
Answer
(c) summer
- 3.
During a solar eclipse, which body is in the middle of the line?
- the Moon
- the Sun
- the Earth
- Venus
Answer
(a) the Moon
Sun – Moon – Earth
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
Answer
Rotation is the Earth spinning on its axis; revolution is its movement around the Sun.
- 5.
Is it "summer" or "winter" in (a) Kolkata in May (b) Cape Town in July?
Answer
(a) summer (b) winter
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain day and night with a globe and a torch.
Answer
In a dark room, shine a torch on a globe: half is lit (day) and half dark (night). Turn the globe slowly from west to east: places move from the dark half into light (sunrise) and later out of it (sunset). The Earth does one turn in about 24 hours.
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Earth, Moon, and the Sun sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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