Earth’s Rotation and Revolution

Show what you know about the Earth-sun system with this earth and space science worksheet! Designed for middle grades, this one-page worksheet invites learners to demonstrate their understanding of planet Earth’s movement patterns. First, students will use a word bank to label a diagram that depicts the Earth-sun system. Students will be asked to correctly apply vocabulary terms such as Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, equator, axis, rotation, revolution, North Pole, and South Pole. Then, in part 2, students will complete sentences to connect Earth’s rotation and revolution to the passage of time.

Explore how Earth's seasons are affected by this system with the Use a Model to Identify Earth's Seasons worksheet. For a look at how the moon fits into the system, check out the Earth-Sun-Moon System: Phases of the Moon worksheet!