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WorksheetsOur Planet-The Earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Water covers about _____ of the earth’s surface.
70%
17%
37%
50%
_______ is/are caused by the rotation of the earth on its axis.
Monsoon
Day and Night
Aging of the earth
Meteor showers
The movement of the earth around the sun is called as ________.
axis
rotation
orbit
revolution
Earth’s axis is a/an ______ line that connects the North Pole with the South Pole.
curved
straight
uniform
imaginary
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
364 days
365 ½ days
365 days
365 ¼ days
Earth is the _____ planet of the Solar system
7th
3rd
1st
4th
When life began on earth, it first appeared on/in ______.
the moon
the sky
water
land
When our part of the earth is closest to the sun, we experience ______ season.
spring
summer
rainy
winter
Earth completes one rotation in approximately __________ hours.
23
366
365
24
Choose the correct statement:
The earth spins from west to east.
Earth completes one rotation in 25 hrs.
The earth spins from west to east for one half of the year.
It takes 375 days for the earth to complete one revolution.
The earth moves around the sun in a fixed path called _____.
pathway
axis
orbit
galaxy
By observing the following picture, we understand that the axis of the earth is ______.
sideways
straight
tilted
upward
Earth has seasons because _____.
of its rotation on its axis
its axis is tilted and it moves around the sun.
its axis is tilted and it moves around the moon.
of its distance from the sun.
The earth is _____ in shape.
diagonal
hexagonal
spherical
circular
Axis is an imaginary line running from _______.
South pole to North pole
North pole to South pole
West to East
Equator to North pole
Which kinds of movement does the Earth show?
Revolution
Rotation
Both a & b
It stays in one place.
What happens when a ship sails beyond the horizon?
The ship cannot move further.
The ship falls of the edge of the earth.
The bottom of the ship disappears first from view.
The top portion of the ship disappears first from view.
Choose the correct statement?
The earth is very near to the sun.
The earth is flat.
The earth was very hot when it was formed.
The earth is known as the red planet.
Which of the following is responsible for having life on earth?
Water
Sunlight
Air
All of the above
Another name for the earth is _____.
blue planet
red planet
green planet
blue-green planet
