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EVS 3_CHAPTER 11: OUR PLANET- THE EARTH

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth is the only planet in the solar system with liquid water.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How much water is on Earth?

a)

Water covers more than 70% of earth's surface

b)

Water covers more than 10% of earth's surface

c)

Water covers more than 50% of earth's surface.

d)

There is no water on earth

3.

Where is most of the water on earth?

a)

Oceans

b)

Rivers

c)

Lakes

d)

Swimming Pools

4.

The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called....

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

d)

a year

5.

The pathway the Earth takes around the sun is...

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

d)

a year

6.

The imaginary line that goes through the Earth that cause day and night in 24 hours

a)

orbit

b)

axis

c)

solar system

d)

north pole

7.

The orbiting of the Earth around the sun is called...

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

axis

d)

rotation

8.

This takes 24 hours:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

9.

This takes 1 year:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

10.

This causes day and night:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

11.

This causes the seasons to change:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

12.

One effect of the sun is that it

a)

is made of hot plasma gas

b)

helps plants to grow and heats the Earth

c)

is 93 million miles away from Earth

d)

is the center of our solar system

13.

Energy that is created by the sun is called:

a)

sun energy

b)

hot energy

c)

solar energy

d)

solar heat

14.
The most important gas necessary for human survival. 
a)
Carbon dioxude
b)
Mercury
c)
Oxygen
d)
Nitrogen
15.
According to scientists, both Earth and moon are...
a)
About 1.6 Billion Years Old
b)
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
c)
About 9.6 Billion Years Old
d)
About 14 Billion Years Old
16.
After water vapor condensed to form rain and then gradually accumulated, which of the following was formed?
a)
Earth's First Atmosphere
b)
Earth's Second Atmosphere
c)
Earth's Oceans
d)
Earth's Continents
17.
According to scientists, Earth began as a ball of dust, rock, and __________.
a)
Ice
b)
Gases
18.

How long does it take for the earth to rotate

a)

day

b)

week

c)

hour

d)

month

19.

How many seasons are there

a)

4

b)

20

c)

1

d)

none

20.

The shape of the Earth is ?

a)

Square

b)

Round

c)

Triangle

21.

The brown and the green parts on Earth show?

a)

Land

b)

Water

c)

Air

22.

More than half of the Earth is?

a)

Land

b)

Air

c)

Water

23.

Earth is also called ?

a)

green planet

b)

blue planet

c)

brown planet

24.

Sea Water is -

a)

Sour

b)

Sweet

c)

Salty

25.
The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____
a)
the 12 months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
26.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?
a)
one day
b)
one week
c)
one month
d)
one year
27.
As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____
a)
the months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
28.
When the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days
a)
7
b)
30
c)
91
d)
365
29.
When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, its _____
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
30.
When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning away from the Sun, its _____
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
autumn
31.
The invisible line that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole is called Earth's ____
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
ecliptic
d)
prime meridian
32.
The earth is tilted on its _____
a)
line
b)
equator
c)
axis
d)
core
33.
How many moons does earth have
a)
2
b)
5
c)
9
d)
1
34.
The earth's revolution is called an orbit, and we orbit around
a)
The moon
b)
The sun
c)
Earth
d)
Venus
35.
What is the force that pulls the earth towards the sun?
a)
Gravity
b)
inertia
c)
A force
d)
distance
36.

How can I take care of the earth?

a)

Eating a lot food.

b)

Doing little things every day.

c)

Using a lot of water to clean everything.

d)

Buying a lot of things that make me happy

37.

If Earth was not tilted, what statement would be correct?

a)

The seasons are unaffected.

b)

The seasons are reversed.

c)

There are no seasons.

38.

Choose ALL the correct statements from the list below. There may be more than one.

a)

It takes 365 days for the Earth to revolve once around the sun.

b)

The Earth completes a rotation on its axis every 12 hours.

c)

The Earth's axis is tilted.

d)

The Sun orbits the Earth in a clockwise direction.

e)

The rotation of the Earth makes it appear as if the Sun is moving across the sky.

39.

What happens to our day and night hours on December 21st (Winter Solstice)?

a)

Days are longer and nights are shorter.

b)

Days and nights are 12 hours.

c)

We probably have eclipses.

d)

Days are shorter and nights are longer.

40.

Day and night are caused by movement of...

a)

The Sun

b)

The Earth

41.

The seasons are...

a)

Winter, summer, autumn and hotter

b)

Summer, spring, tuna and snow

c)

Spring, summer, autumn and winter

42.

The Night happens because one side of the Earth is facing away from the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What are the consequences of revolution and the tilt of our planet?

a)

Day and de night

b)

Seasons

c)

Shadows

44.

The Earth’s rotation and revolution happen at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

All the planets take the same time to complete an orbit around the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

The summer happens when…

a)

the hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.

b)

the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.

47.

It is believed that life on earth first appeared in _____

a)

air

b)

water

c)

land

d)

rock

48.

In which direction the Earth rotates on its axis?

a)

East to West

b)

West to East

c)

North to South

d)

South to North

49.

The Earth is also called as a ________

a)

green planet

b)

red planet

c)

blue planet

50.

Which of the following objects similar to the shape of the Earth?

a)

a shoebox

b)

a football

c)

a water bottle

d)

a mobile phone