Days and Years Answer Key

This worksheet introduces students to how Earth’s two main motions-rotation and revolution-affect daily and yearly cycles on our planet. Learners read an engaging passage explaining how Earth’s rotation causes day and night and how its revolution around the Sun results in changing seasons. Students then answer comprehension questions that test understanding of key scientific ideas, such as the tilt of Earth’s axis and its orbital path. The activity strengthens reading comprehension, reinforces scientific vocabulary, and promotes conceptual understanding of astronomical patterns. It helps learners connect observable phenomena like day length and seasonal shifts to real planetary movements.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Earth’s Motions and Planetary Cycles
Science – Relationship Between Sunlight and Seasons
Reading – Understanding and Interpreting Informational Science Texts
Critical Thinking – Applying Cause-and-Effect in Scientific Contexts

This worksheet is part of our Earth’s Rotation and Revolution collection.