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7.1 Spherical Earth

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One clue that ancient people studied to determine that Earth is not flat is:

a)

Earth's shadow on the Sun

b)

The Moon's shadow on the Sun

c)

Earth's shadow on the Moon

d)

The Moon's shadow on the Earth

2.

A ___ is shaped like a ball, with all points on the surface at an equal distance from the center.

a)

ball

b)

sphere

c)

planet

d)

mooon

3.

Is Earth a perfect sphere?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

Which are systems of Earth?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

cryosphere

d)

geosphere

e)

hydrosphere

5.

Which system of Earth is made up of Earth's entire body?

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

cryosphere

d)

biosphere

6.

What is the force that every object exerts on all other objects because of their masses?

a)

friction

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

gravity

7.

Mass and ___ affect the strength of the gravitational force between objects.

a)

diameter

b)

volume

c)

distance

d)

weight

8.

As the thermal energy melted some of Earth's material, it began to flow and form distinct ____ of different materials.

a)

layers

b)

temperatures

c)

densities

d)

chemicals

9.

The different materials formed layers according to their ___.

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

densities

10.

When Earth started melting, the densest materials sank and formed the ___ layers.

a)

outermost

b)

middle

c)

innermost

11.

The least dense materials stayed at the ___ and formed a separate layer.

a)

bottom

b)

surface

c)

inside

d)

middle

12.

The materials with the ___(in the middle) densities formed layers in between the top layer and the bottom layer.

a)

lowest

b)

least

c)

intermediate

d)

highest

13.

Which is the densest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core