Ch. 2 L1 Quiz

Imaginary line running through Earth between the North and South Poles.

• Solstice

• Axis

• Equinox

How can days be short and cold in one hemisphere when they are long and hot in another?

• That's just the way it is

• Tilt of Earth's axis and the position of the sun

• At one point in the year, the Earth always faces away from the sun.

Each complete turn that Earth makes is a called a ______.

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Solstice

The center of Earth that is very hot metal.

• Water

• Core

• Mantle

Thick, rocky layer around the core.

• Mantle

• Crust

• Atmosphere

A thick layer of gases or air.

• Crust

• Landforms

• Atmosphere

Earth is covered in 75% of this.

• Landforms

• Core

• Water

Which continent do we live in?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

What is the name of the imaginary line that seperates the Northern and Southern hemisphere?

• longitude

• equator

• prime meridian

• latitude

How many continents are there?

• five

• three

• ten

• seven