4.1 Planet Earth Lecture Quiz

What is the shape of the Earth?

• Perfect sphere

• Oblate spheroid

• Flat disc

• Cube

What is the division line for the northern and southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

What does Earth's magnetic field behave like?

• A gigantic bar magnet

• A large electric circuit

• A spinning top

• A static electric field

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How far does Earth's magnetic field extend into space?

• A few hundred kilometers

• Several thousand kilometers

• Millions of kilometers

• Just above the Earth's surface

What is the term for Earth's spinning movement around its axis?

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Precession

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How long does it take for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?

• 24 hours

• 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds

• 12 hours

• 25 hours

At what speed does the Earth rotate at the equator?

• 1,000 km per hour

• 1,700 km per hour

• 2,000 km per hour

• 500 km per hour

What shape is Earth's orbital path around the Sun?

• Circle

• Ellipse

• Square

• Triangle

What is the tilt of the Earth's axis that causes the seasons?

• 15 degrees

• 23 1/2 degrees

• 30 degrees

• 45 degrees

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What happens to the North Pole during the Northern Hemisphere winter?

• It points toward the Sun

• It is tilted away from the Sun

• It points toward the Moon

• It is tilted toward the Moon

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