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The Planet Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call to the branch of science that deals with the study of the Earth?

a)

Histology

b)

Oceanography

c)

Geology

d)

Meteorology

2.

The only planet that supports life

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

3.

The study of size and shape of earth is called what?

a)

Paleontology

b)

Geodesy

c)

Mycology

d)

Entomology

4.

What is the true shape of the Earth?

a)

Flat

b)

Square

c)

Oblate spheroid

d)

Circle

5.

What is the most widely accepted theory of planetary formation?

a)

Big Bang Theory

b)

Accretion Theory

c)

Protoplanet Theory

d)

Nebular Hypothesis

6.

The first three eons, which together lasted nearly 4 billion years, are together known as ?

a)

Cambrian

b)

Ordovician

c)

Precambrian

d)

Permian

7.

Which of the following eras was the age of dinosaurs?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

None of the these

8.

Which of the following eras saw the development of many kinds of animals and plants in the seas and on land?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Protorezoic

9.

First seed plants appear

a)

Devonian

b)

Amphibians

c)

Carboniferous

d)

Ordovician

10.

What is the age of the planet Earth?

a)

4.8 billion years

b)

4.7 billion years

c)

4.6 billion years

d)

4.5 billion years

11.

Earth spins on an imaginary line called an?

a)

Longitude

b)

Equator

c)

Axis

d)

Radius

12.

It takes how many hours to complete a rotation of Earth on its axis?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

24

d)

23

13.

A year with 366 days is called ?

a)

Lip year

b)

Lift year

c)

Leap year

d)

Keep year

14.

What do you call to the Earth’s movement around the Sun?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Orbit

d)

Inclination

15.

The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid or comet that is nearest to the sun

a)

Aphelion

b)

Perihelion

c)

Apsis

d)

Solstices