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WorksheetsHY Revision-Part 2-Geography
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Celestial bodies that are self-luminous--meaning, they could radiate their own light are called:
Asteroids
Comets
Meteroids
Stars
The following are characteristics of Outer Planets except:
They are made of gases
They are located beyond the Asteroid Belt
They are also known as the Terrestrial Planets
They are the biggest planets in the Solar System
Asteroids are also known by other names like: (Click all that applies)
Comets
Dwarf Planets
Meteoroids
Planetoids
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it becomes glowing hot and is then called a:
Meteor
Meteorite
A small rocky celestial body that is made of frozen water, dust, and sometimes frozen ammonia
Comet
Constellation
Meteorite
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
five
eight
nine
Pluto is found in which region in the Solar System?
Asteroid Belt
Kuiper Belt
Oort Cloud
The closest star from the Earth is:
Proxima Centauri
Sirius
Sun
The eight planets are bound to the Sun by gravitational force and moves around it in a path called:
axis
circle of illumination
orbit
terminator line
The Solar System is located in one of the spiraling arms of the:
Andromeda Galaxy
Large Magellanic Clouds
Milky Way Galaxy
The imaginary horizontal line that divides the Earth into two equal halves: The Northern and Southern Hemisphere
Antarctic Circle
Arctic Circle
Equator
Prime Meridian
The 0 degree longitude line which passes through Greenwich, England and divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres:
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
The 180 degree zig-zagged longitude line is called the:
Arctic Circle
International Date Line
Tropic of Cancer
The zone which lies in either side of the Equator between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. The temperature in these places are very hot.
Frigid Zone
Temperate Zone
Torrid Zone
This zone receives the least amount of sunlight and is cold all throughout the year
Frigid Zone
Temperate Zone
Torrid Zone
The North Temperate Zone lies between which two lines?
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
The Southern Frigid Zones lies in between the: (click any two)
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
North Pole
South Pole
TRUE OR FALSE: Longitude lines doesn't meet at the Poles
TRUE
FALSE
Which is TRUE about Parallels/Latitude Lines?
They are drawn in a north-south direction
They are numbered 0-180 degrees
They are numbered 0-90 degrees
They meet at the poles
What happens when a person crosses the International Date Line from West to East
He/she loses one day
He/she gains one day
