Al-Oruba International Schools

Dept.: Science
Grade: Two
Title: 2nd term final practice sheet W.B. p. 25 – 45
T.B. p. 254-257, 259-263, 268 -271
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I. Choose the correct answer:
1. It takes Earth all day and all night to make one __________.
a. full turn b. half turn c. an axis
2. When Earth rotates, __________.
a. day changes to night b. seasons change c. sun changes
3. The spinning of the Earth is called __________.
a. axis b. rotation c. weather
4. It is __________ when one side of the Earth faces the sun.
a. night time b. daytime c. 24 hours
5. Earth makes one full turn every __________.
a. 12 hours b. 24 hours c. 48 hours
6. Earth rotates around an imaginary line called an _________.
a. rotation b. spin c. axis
7. Earth spins in the __________ direction.
a. same b. different c. all
8. As Earth rotates, shadows on the ground ___________.
a. change b. stay the same c. do not change
9. Longer shadows mean that the sun is __________ in the sky.
a. lower b. seems to rise c. high
10. The sun will ___________ in the sky as its gets dark.
a. rise b. stay the same c. set

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II. Write √ for True or × for false:

1. Earth takes about 375 days to orbit the Sun. ( )

2. The part of the Earth that is tilted away from the Sun is colder. ( )
3. Summer is the coldest season. ( )
4. Trees and flowers bloom in spring. ( )
5. People wear thicker clothes in winter. ( )
6. Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours. ( )
7. Shadows on the ground change as Earth rotates. ( )
8. In the morning, the sun seems to set in the sky. ( )
9. Each season has different kind of weather. ( )
10. Many animals are born in spring. ( )
11. The moon is made of rocks. ( )
12. The moon has four common phases. ( )
13. The moon has its own light. ( )
14. The sun is moving across the sky. ( )
15. Earth’s rotation causes day and night. ( )
16. The weather is warm and rainy in spring. ( )
17. The four seasons happen because Earth’s orbit and the tilt of its axis.
( )

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III. Complete using the words from the box:

change – axis – rotation – spins – faces
summer – full – day – warmer – fall
1. Earth ______________ on its axis.
2. Spinning of the Earth is called _________________.
3. It takes Earth all day and night to make one _______________ turn.
4. Earth rotates around an imaginary line called an ________________.
5. Earth’s rotation causes _______________and night.
6. It is day time when one side of the Earth ______________ the sun.
7. Shadows on the ground _______________ as Earth rotates.
8. In spring, the weather becomes __________________.
9. Days are hot and long in __________________.
10. In _______________ , leaves of trees change color.

IV. Name the seasons shown in each picture:

Spring Summer Fall Winter

_________________________ _________________________

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_________________________ _________________________

V. Match

1. It is made of rocks. ▄ ▄ A.

2. It seems to move across ▄ ▄ B.

the sky.

3. It rotates on its axis. ▄ ▄ C.

4. The coldest season. ▄ ▄ D.

5. The hottest season. ▄ ▄ E.

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VI.: Name each phase of the moon.

First quarter moon - New moon - Full moon

1. __________________

2. ___________________

3. __________________

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