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Unit 1 Social Science - Year 4

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is at the center of the solar system?

a)

The Sun

b)

The Moon

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

2.

We use latitude and longitude in order to identify our __________.

a)

Equator

b)

Planet

c)

Location

d)

Parallel

3.

The South pole is in the ___________ ______________.

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Latitude

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

North Pole

4.

Lines of longitude are also called ______________.

a)

Parellels

b)

Meridians

c)

Poles

d)

Equators

5.

The latitude tells us whether we are in the ____________ or ___________ hemisphere.

a)

Northern or Southern

b)

Eastern or Western

c)

Western or Southern

d)

Northern or Eastern

6.

Latitude tells us how far we are from the Prime Meridian.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Longitude tells us how far we are from the ________________.

a)

Equator

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Prime Meridian

8.

Lines of latitude never meet because they are parallel.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

People once thought that the earth was flat.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What do we use telescopes for?

a)

To test longitude and latitude

b)

To see other planets and stars

c)

To measure the distance from the sun

d)

To figure out the time zone

11.

Time zones are different all over the world, and changes every 15º of longitude.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Astronomers study _______________.

a)

The Universe

b)

Telescopes

c)

Latitude and Longitude

d)

Time Zones

13.

The earth rotates on it's _____________.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Axis

d)

Access

14.

The earth only rotates sometimes.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In the summer, there are _______ hours of daylight.

a)

More

b)

The same

c)

Fewer

d)

Half

16.

When the earth is facing away from the sun, it is __________.

a)

Afternoon

b)

Night time

c)

Morning

d)

Day time

17.

When it is daytime, the earth is facing ________ the sun.

a)

toward

b)

away from

c)

next to

d)

down at

18.

As the earth revolves, the tilt does not change.

a)

True

b)

False