World Geography Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Section 1 Planet Earth

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What does the sun do to Earth's surface?

• it burns it

• it gives it heat and light

• it makes it cold

• it makes it dark

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What is the Sun?

• fire

• I'm not sure

• a planet

• the star closest to Earth

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axis

• an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

• an object that orbits another object in space

• the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object

• the air that surrounds Earth

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Rotation

• the action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

• an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

• turning or spinning on an axis

• the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object

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Revolution

• turning or spinning on an axis

• an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

• the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object

• the action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

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orbit

• the action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

• the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object

• turning or spinning on an axis

• the rising and falling of the ocean's surface

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What is the name of the layer 1

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

• mantle

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What is the name of the layer 2

• Inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

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What is the name of the layer 3

• Inner core

• outer core

• crust

• Mantle

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What is the name of the layer 4

• inner core

• outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

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97% of the water on the Earth is

• saltwater

• freshwater

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3% of the water on the Earth is

• saltwater

• freshwater

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Most of the fresh water on Earth is located in

• ice

• rivers

• the air

• oceans

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A solid portion of the earth is called lithosphere.

• true

• false

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The pocket of air that surrounds the Earth.

• core

• atmosphere

• mantle

• rotation

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What are the reasons people on Earth experience changing seasons?

• Earth's tilt & rotation

• Earth's tilt & revolution

• Earth's rotation & size

• Earth's tilt & resolution

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards
• up
• down
• away

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In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards
• up
• down
• away

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Direct rays of the sun fall on the Tropic of Cancer on

• 21st March

• 21st June

• 23rd September

• 22nd December

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Which of the following places has equal day and night throughout the year?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

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When the sun rays fall vertically on the Tropics, it is known as __________.

• Equinox

• Solstice