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Major Domains of the Earth - 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Parts of -----&------ islands were submerged under water during Tsunami.

(a)  

2.

-------- of land is measured from the level of the sea, which is taken as zero.

(a)  

3.

The major divisions of the earth’s surface are -----& ------- basins.

(a)  

4.

The --------- Ocean is considered as busiest ocean from the point of view of commerce.

(a)  

5.

Discharge of waste material into lakes and rivers makes the water unsuitable for human use.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

North America is linked to South America by a very narrow strip of land called the Isthmus of Panama.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

Increase in the amount of CO2 leads to increase in global temperatures.

This is termed as--------- .

(a)  

8.

---------- comprises the rocks of the earth’s crust and the thin layers of soil that contain nutrient elements which sustain organisms.

(a)  

9.

The earth is called the blue planet because more than ---- percent of the earth is covered with water and ---- percent is with land.

a)

72% and 28%

b)

71% and 29%

10.

The chief movements of ocean waters are the waves, the tides and the ocean currents.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The climbers experience problems in breathing due to ------- in the density of air at high altitudes.

a)

Decrease

b)

Increase

12.

Running water in oceans and rivers and in lakes, ice in glaciers, underground water and the water vapor in atmosphere, all comprise the --------.

(a)  

13.

Cutting of forests for fulfilling our needs of wood, or clearing land for agriculture causes fast removal of soil from slopes.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

------- is the smallest continent that lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. It is surrounded on all sides by the oceans and seas. It is called an island continent.

(a)  

15.

Write a short note on the continent - Australia. What is the second statement of the audio clip?

a)

Australia is the smallest continent that lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.

b)

It is surrounded on all sides by the oceans and seas.

c)

It is called an island continent.

16.

Write a short note on the continent - Australia. What is the third statement of the audio clip?

a)

Australia is the smallest continent that lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.

b)

It is surrounded on all sides by the oceans and seas.

c)

It is called an island continent.

17.

The atmosphere is divided into five layers: (a)   .

18.

how many oceans are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

19.

What is an Ocean?

a)

small body of water

b)

large body of water

20.

How much of the world is covered by ocean?

a)

about 50%

b)

More than 70%

c)

about 90%

21.

Name the ocean labeled 1?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

22.

Name the ocean labeled 2?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

23.

Name the ocean labeled 3?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

24.

Name the ocean labeled 4?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

25.

which ocean is the largest ocean in the world

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

26.

which ocean has the warmest water

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

27.

What is the name of the dark yellow continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

28.

What continent is directly south of North America?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

29.

Which ocean is located off the east coast of North America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

30.

What is the name of the largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

31.

Which continent is located west of Asia?

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

South America

32.

Which ocean is the farthest north?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

33.

What is the name of the most southern continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

34.

Which ocean is located to the east of Africa and to the west of Australia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

35.

Which continent is to the east of the Indian Ocean and to the west of the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

36.

Which ocean is located off the west coast of North America. It is the LARGEST ocean.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

37.

Which continent is an island continent?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

38.

The world is divided between the Northern and Southern ___________.

a)

Equator

b)

Hemispheres

c)

Continents

d)

Oceans

39.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into two parts is called the ________.

a)

Equator

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

North Pole

40.

North America is located in which hemisphere?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern