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HY Revision-Part 2-Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
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1.

Celestial bodies that are self-luminous--meaning, they could radiate their own light are called:

a)

Asteroids

b)

Comets

c)

Meteroids

d)

Stars

2.

The following are characteristics of Outer Planets except:

a)

They are made of gases

b)

They are located beyond the Asteroid Belt

c)

They are also known as the Terrestrial Planets

d)

They are the biggest planets in the Solar System

3.

Asteroids are also known by other names like: (Click all that applies)

a)

Comets

b)

Dwarf Planets

c)

Meteoroids

d)

Planetoids

4.

When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it becomes glowing hot and is then called a:

a)

Meteor

b)

Meteorite

5.

A small rocky celestial body that is made of frozen water, dust, and sometimes frozen ammonia

a)

Comet

b)

Constellation

c)

Meteorite

6.

How many planets are there in the Solar System?

a)

five

b)

eight

c)

nine

7.

Pluto is found in which region in the Solar System?

a)

Asteroid Belt

b)

Kuiper Belt

c)

Oort Cloud

8.

The closest star from the Earth is:

a)

Proxima Centauri

b)

Sirius

c)

Sun

9.

The eight planets are bound to the Sun by gravitational force and moves around it in a path called:

a)

axis

b)

circle of illumination

c)

orbit

d)

terminator line

10.

The Solar System is located in one of the spiraling arms of the:

a)

Andromeda Galaxy

b)

Large Magellanic Clouds

c)

Milky Way Galaxy

11.

The imaginary horizontal line that divides the Earth into two equal halves: The Northern and Southern Hemisphere

a)

Antarctic Circle

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

12.

The 0 degree longitude line which passes through Greenwich, England and divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres:

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Antarctic Circle

c)

International Date Line

d)

Prime Meridian

13.

The 180 degree zig-zagged longitude line is called the:

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

International Date Line

c)

Tropic of Cancer

14.

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.

a)

Frigid Zone

b)

Temperate Zone

c)

Torrid Zone

15.

This zone receives the least amount of sunlight and is cold all throughout the year

a)

Frigid Zone

b)

Temperate Zone

c)

Torrid Zone

16.

The North Temperate Zone lies between which two lines?

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Antarctic Circle

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

17.

The Southern Frigid Zones lies in between the: (click any two)

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Antarctic Circle

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

18.

TRUE OR FALSE: Longitude lines doesn't meet at the Poles

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Which is TRUE about Parallels/Latitude Lines?

a)

They are drawn in a north-south direction

b)

They are numbered 0-180 degrees

c)

They are numbered 0-90 degrees

d)

They meet at the poles

20.

What happens when a person crosses the International Date Line from West to East

a)

He/she loses one day

b)

He/she gains one day