Earth is round

In the past, people thought that the Earth was a flat surface.

• true

• false

The first astronauts took photos of the Earth from their planes.

• true

• false

In the past, people thought the water in the oceans fell over the edge of the Earth in spectacular waterfalls.

• true

• false

Juan Sebastián Elcano, a great explorer, sailed the world. This proved the Earth was ________.

• triangle

• rectangle

• flat

• round

In photos taken in recent times, Earth looks like a big blue sphere. It is called the ______________.

• red planet

• blue planet

• brown planet

• yellow planet

Many years ago, a great explorer called Juan Sebastian Elcano sailed around the world.

• true

• false

Today, everyone knows that the Earth is round.  

• true

• false

In photos taken from space in recent times, the Earth looks like a big purple sphere.

• true

• false