Day and Night Reader Response Worksheets by LoveMariel | TPT - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to solve this worksheet.

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1. “The earth spins once every ______ hours.”

We know from science that Earth rotates (spins) one full time in 24 hours — that’s why we have day and night cycles every 24 hours.

✔ Answer: 24

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2. The four boxes under the clock are labeled: Sunrise, Noon, Sunset, Night.

These represent parts of a day. We can draw simple pictures or write what happens at each time:

- Sunrise: Sun comes up in the east → Draw sun peeking over horizon
- Noon: Sun is highest in sky → Draw sun high above
- Sunset: Sun goes down in west → Draw sun setting behind hills
- Night: Dark sky, maybe moon/stars → Draw moon and stars

*(Since you’re filling it out, just sketch simple icons for each.)*

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3. “The earth spins around 1000 times per hour. True / False”

Wait — if Earth spins once every 24 hours, then in ONE hour, it only spins 1/24 of a turn — not 1000!

So saying it spins 1000 times per hour is way too fast. That’s false.

✔ Answer: False

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4. “The moon has longer days and nights because it spins ______.”

This is tricky! Actually, the Moon *does* spin — but very slowly. It takes about 27 days to spin once (same as how long it takes to orbit Earth). So its day and night each last about 13–14 Earth days!

But the sentence says “because it spins ___”. What should go there?

It doesn’t say “faster” or “slower” — we need to think: Why does the Moon have longer days? Because it spins very slowly.

But wait — actually, the reason the Moon has long days is because its rotation period equals its orbit period (called tidal locking), so same side always faces Earth. But for this level, they probably want:

→ “because it spins slowly”

OR sometimes worksheets expect: “because it spins once every 27 days” — but that’s not a single word.

Looking at the blank — it’s likely expecting an adverb like “slowly”.

✔ Best answer for this level: slowly

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5. Bottom row: Four boxes with Earth + Sun diagrams.

You’re supposed to match which diagram shows sunrise, noon, sunset, night.

Look at where the Sun is relative to Earth:

- Sunrise: Sun just coming up on the right side (if Earth rotates left to right)
- Noon: Sun directly overhead on the daytime side
- Sunset: Sun going down on the left side
- Night: Side facing away from Sun

Actually, since Earth rotates counterclockwise (from above North Pole):

Imagine looking down at Earth:

- When your location is moving INTO sunlight → Sunrise
- When Sun is straight above → Noon
- When moving OUT of sunlight → Sunset
- When opposite Sun → Night

So match the diagrams accordingly.

*(Again, you’ll fill these in based on position of Sun vs Earth.)*

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Now let’s collect all answers clearly:

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Final Answer:

- The earth spins once every 24 hours.
- For the four boxes: Draw/simple label for Sunrise, Noon, Sunset, Night
- “The earth spins around 1000 times per hour.” → False
- “The moon has longer days and nights because it spins slowly.”
- Match the bottom diagrams to show correct positions for sunrise, noon, sunset, night based on Sun-Earth alignment.