Earth Facts

The Earth is shaped like a

• sphere

• ball

• oblate spheroid

• prolate spheroid

Answer explanation

The Earth is shaped like an oblate spheroid which is a flattened sphere.

When the Earth rotates it:

• moves around the sun

• spins on its revolution

• remains in the same spot

• spins on its axis

Answer explanation

A rotation is the spinning motion of a planet on its axis.

One of Earth's rotations lasts 24 hours or one day.

• True

• False

What do rotations give us?

• seasons

• climate

• day and night

• sunrise and sunset

The Earth sits straight or at a 90 degree angle on its orbit.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

FALSE! The Earth is tilted and it leans on its axis.

How many degrees does the Earth tilt?

• 90

• 26.2

• 23.5

• 45

The Earth's revolution on its orbit around the sun takes 364 1/4 days or one year.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It's 365 1/4 days. Every 4 years we have an extra day-- Feb. 29.

What happens whe the Earth's plates move and crash into each other? Choose all the answers that apply.

• Formation of underwater ridges or mountain ranges

• tsunamis & earthquakes

• formation of faults

• formation of underwater volcanoes

What causes earthquakes? Choose als answers that apply.

• snow melts

• movement along fault plane

• formation of mountains

• volcanic activity

Tsunamis can be caused by:

• hurricanes or typhoons

• landslides

• volcanoes/volcanic activity

• oceanic earthquakes