Planet Earth

The Earth is a planet. It orbits the Sun and it has one satellite called the Moon.

• True

• False

The Earth's movement around the Sun causes:

• Day and night

• The seasons

• The coordinates

• The Equator

The Earth's movement on its axis causes:

• Day and night

• The seasons

• The weather

We use imaginary lines on a map...

• to locate any point on the Earth

• to show the oceans

• to measure the surface

How are meridians and parallels measured?

• In degrees

• In centimetres

• In kilometers

What is the measurement of the distance from the Greenwich Meridian?

• Latitude

• Longitude

What is true about meridians?

• They are semicircular

• They are circular

• They go from the North Pole to the South Pole

• They are horizontal lines around the Earth

• They can be E (East) or W (West)

What is true about parallels?

• They are semicircular

• They are circular

• They go from the North Pole to the South Pole

• They are horizontal lines around the Earth

• They can be N (North) or S (South)

What's the longitude?

• The distance from the Greenwich Meridian.

• The distance from the Equator.

What's the latitude?

• The distance from the Greenwich Meridian.

• The distance from the Equator.