Week 2

Where is the equator?

• The equator is in the Northern Hemisphere.

• The equator is a line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.
• The equator is found in the Arctic region.
• The equator is the line that separates Earth in half, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

The Tropic of Capricorn is ...

• found in the Northern Hemisphere.

• near Antarctica.

• a horizontal line that runs through the northern part of Australia.

• found in the North Pole.

The Tropic of Cancer is ...

• found in the Northern Hemisphere.

• in the Antarctic Circle.

• in Australia.

• found in China.

What is Earth's axis?

• A physical rod that connects the North and South Poles.
• The path Earth takes around the Sun.
• A geographical line marking the equator of the Earth.
• An imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole around which Earth rotates.

The North Pole is...

• near the equator.

• found in the Arctic Circle.

• found in the Antarctic Circle.

• near Australia.

The South Pole is...

• found in the Arctic Circle.

• near New Zealand.

• found in the Antarctic Circle.

• near Italy.

What shape is Earth?

• circle

• cylinder

• sphere

• semi-circle

How do we get night and day?

• Night and day occur due to the Earth's rotation on its axis.
• Night and day happen because of the moon's phases.
• Night and day result from the Earth's distance from the sun.
• Night and day are caused by the changing seasons.

The Sun is a ....

• star
• comet
• moon
• planet

The Earth rotates every ...?

• 24 hours
• 12 hours
• 48 hours
• 1 week