Quiz on the Shape and Size of the Earth

What shape is the Earth?

• Flat

• Spherical

• Cubical

• Triangular

Who is credited with introducing the idea of the Earth being spherical?

• Pythagoras

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

What is the shape of the Earth according to modern understanding?

• Perfect sphere

• Oblate spheroid

• Flat disc

• Cube

What is the imaginary line around which the Earth spins called?

• Latitude

• Axis

• Meridian

• Equator

What is the angle of the Earth's axial tilt?

• 45 degrees

• 23°26'

• 0 degrees

• 90 degrees

Which explorer's journey provided actual proof of the Earth's spherical surface?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

• Vasco da Gama

What is the name of the line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Where is the North Pole located?

• In the middle of the Indian Ocean

• In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

• In the middle of the Pacific Ocean

• In the middle of the Arctic Ocean

What is the diameter of the Earth at the Equator?

• 10,000 kilometers

• 12,756 kilometers

• 12,714 kilometers

• 15,000 kilometers

What phenomenon is caused by the Earth's axial tilt?

• Eclipses

• Tides

• Seasons

• Day and night