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Unit 2 Representing the Earth

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between globes and maps?

a)

Globes are three dimensional and maps are flat

b)

Globes are flat and maps are dimensional

c)

There is no difference

2.

A weather map shows:

a)

mountains, plains and rivers

b)

countries, their borders and capital cities

c)

a cloud cover, rainfall and temperatures

3.

What characteristic does a map and a globe share?

a)

Mountains

b)

Countries

c)

Compass

4.

Latitude is the distance in degrees from the...

a)

Equator

b)

0º

c)

Prime Meridian

5.

The ...divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Greenwhich Meridian

6.

The core... (2 answers are correct)

a)

...is the hottest part of the Earth.

b)

...is made of iron.

c)

...is the outer layer of the geosphere.

d)

...is made up of minerals.This is a wrong answer ...is made of minerals.

7.

Q. All the living things on Earth form...

a)

the hydrosphere

b)

the biosphere

c)

the atmosphere

d)

the geosphere

8.

Q. The atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. Which are its main functions?

a)

To protect us from harmful radiation.

b)

To protect us from atmospheric phenomena.

c)

To regulate the Earth's temperature.

d)

To protect the ecosystems on Earth.

9.

Q. How many layers make up the geosphere?

a)

Four: CONTINENTS, CRUST, MANTLE, CORE

b)

Two: INNER CORE, OUTER CORE.

c)

Three: CRUST, MANTLE AND CORE

d)

Three: CRUST, MANTLE AND MAGMA

10.

Q. How much water is on Earth?

a)

59%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

70%

11.

Q. Meridians measure the...

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

12.

The ...divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

13.

The ............ is the solid part of the Earth.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

14.

The ............ is all the water that exists on Earth.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

15.

The biosphere is composed of all living organisms and ecosystems on land and in the ocean and rivers.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

The ..... consists mostly of nitrogen, but it also contains oxygen, CO2 and other gases.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere