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sociol studies

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the northmost point of the earth is called ___________

a)

east

b)

north

c)

south

2.

the earth is also called the ________

a)

golden

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

green & blue

3.

three parts of the earth are covered by _________

a)

plants

b)

cars

c)

trees

d)

water

4.

our solar system is a part of _______ galaxy

a)

orion

b)

ursa major

c)

milky way

5.

planets move aroundthe sun in specific paths known as _______

a)

satelites

b)

streets

c)

moon

d)

orbit

6.

a group of stars which form a pattern n the sky are called ________

a)

constelation

b)

galaxy

c)

orbit

7.

comets are made up of _______

a)

dust

b)

fire

c)

water

d)

ice

8.

there are ________ continents on the earth

a)

seven

b)

eight

c)

four

d)

six

9.

there are ________ intermediate directions

a)

north

b)

five

c)

four

d)

eight

10.

the needle on the compass always point the

a)

east

b)

north - west

c)

south

d)

north

11.

the word globe comes from the latin word _______

a)

global

b)

globus

c)

globule

12.

people who make maps are called ______

a)

geographers

b)

explorers

c)

cartograpers

13.

a compass is used for ______

a)

finding directions

b)

locating places on the map

c)

locating places on the globe

14.

there are four main directions

a)

true

b)

false

15.

a compass is used to tell time

a)

true

b)

false

16.

maps can show almost every places on earth

a)

true

b)

false

17.

an atlas is like globe

a)

true

b)

false

18.

the earth's atmosphere blocks ultraviolet rays that come from the _______

a)

moon

b)

planets

c)

asteroid

d)

sun

19.

_________ released from factories and vehicle causes air polution

a)

dust

b)

clean

c)

fire

20.

plans need ______ to make food

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

21.

________ air can make us sick

a)

poluted

b)

dust

c)

fresh

d)

clean

22.

________ pollution can increase the temperature of the earth

a)

air

b)

water

c)

soil

23.

water turns into ______ when it freezes

a)

ice

b)

hot

c)

dust

24.

water we get from seas , oceans ,rivers and lakes are in _______ form

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

25.

__________ are for storing water

a)

dames

b)

lakes

c)

seas

26.

electricity generated using water energy is called _______

a)

thermal electricity

b)

hydroelectricity

c)

green electricity

27.

the highest mountain peak in the world is______

a)

mount everest

b)

k2

c)

etna

28.

a plateu is also called

a)

tableland

b)

bread land