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About Earth

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth is the only planet in the solar system with liquid water.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is gravity?

a)

An astronaut floating in space

b)

A machine that pulls objects towards the middle of the earth

c)

A force that pulls objects towards the middle of the earth

d)

The moon going around earth

3.

Gravity on the moon is stronger than gravity on earth.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

How much water is on Earth?

a)

Water covers more than 70% of earth's surface

b)

Water covers more than 10% of earth's surface

c)

Water covers more than 50% of earth's surface.

d)

There is no water on earth

5.

Where is most of the water on earth?

a)

Oceans

b)

Rivers

c)

Lakes

d)

Swimming Pools

6.

Why is the water on the sea salty?

a)

The rocks on rivers are salty. Then they flow into the ocean and the water in the ocean becomes even saltier.

b)

From the salty leaves that fall in the river

c)

From all the salty animals that live in the ocean

d)

From the salty rain that falls in the ocean

7.

According to the book, what's special about the Dead Sea?

a)

All the animals there are dead

b)

There are no animals because the water is very salty

c)

The water is so salty that you float without even trying

d)

If you drink that water you die

8.

The rocks on the river contain salts. What does contain mean?

a)

hate

b)

water

c)

have

d)

like

9.

According to the book, where is the driest place on earth?

a)

The Atacama Desert in South America

b)

The Dry Valleys in Antarctica

c)

The deserts in Mexico

d)

The Pacific Ocean

10.

How are the Atacama desert and the Dry Valleys alike?

a)

Both are very wet.

b)

In both there are birds, lizards and mice.

c)

In both it has not rain in many years.

d)

Both are covered by ice.

11.

Which picture represents better the meaning of survive?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Where does sand come from?

a)

From the beach

b)

From dunes in the desert

c)

From rocks broken apart by the water and wind

d)

From the ocean

13.

What are dunes?

a)

Mountains of sand

b)

Low hills of sand

c)

Sand on the beach

d)

Sand in a park

14.

Why is the sky blue on Earth?

a)

Because light reflects the blue in the ocean

b)

Light has many colors. Blue light is scattered in the sky

c)

Because light from the sun is only blue

15.

What causes thunderstorms?

a)

It's when lots of warm air rises and meets the cooler air.

b)

It happens in spring and summer

c)

When two clouds bump into each other

d)

It's when cooler air rises and meets warmer air

16.

What is this diagram explaining to you?

a)

How volcanoes form

b)

What makes an earthquake

c)

What causes lighting and thunder

d)

What causes wind

17.

What is this diagram showing most accurately?

a)

How volcanoes form

b)

How volcanoes erupt

c)

How dangerous volcanoes are

d)

Where do you find volcanoes