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GRADE5

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 180° Longitude is ------

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International date line

2.

The 0° Latitude......

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Pole

3.

The Prime Meridian passes through.........

a)

Greenwich

b)

India

c)

Australia

4.

All parallels north of the equator are called

a)

North latitudes

b)

North longitudes

c)

Prime meridian

d)

Both a and b

5.

Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every-

a)

month

b)

24 hours

c)

year

d)

12 hours

6.
What does REVOLUTION mean?
a)
To SPIN
b)
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
7.
What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?
a)
Rotation
b)
Tilting 
c)
Revolution
d)
Spinning
8.
What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
latitude
9.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
10.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun