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ch-9

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth spinning on its own axis its called as ....

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Simulation

d)

Transformation

2.

The imaginary line that connects the North and South poles is called ....

a)

Line

b)

Axis

c)

Gear

d)

Wheel

3.

The Sun looks like it is rise on east and set on the west, however the one that makes this happens is Earth because it is rotates from ....

a)

North to South

b)

South to North

c)

East to West

d)

West to East

4.

The Earth rotation take .... hours to complete one rotation.

a)

24

b)

22

c)

20

d)

18

5.

The part of the Earth that facing up the Sun will be ....

a)

Night

b)

Day

c)

Nothing happens

d)

Stay same

6.

What is Earth's revolution?

a)

The Earth spins on its own axis.

b)

The Earth movement around the sun on its orbit.

c)

The Earth movement around the sun on its axis.

d)

The Earth spins on its own orbit.

7.

Because Earth needs 365,25 days to complete one rotation, this number got formulated to create one additional day that makes in every 4 years we have 366 days. These year is known as ...

a)

lunar year

b)

solar year

c)

new year

d)

leap year

8.

Earth revolution can cause several effects. One of these effects is the direct and indirect sunlight that causing the changes of ...

a)

constellation

b)

sun positions (solstice)

c)

equinox

d)

seasons

9.

If the Northern hemisphere have summer season we can assume that it will be obvious that in the Southern hemisphere will have ...

a)

summer

b)

winter

c)

autumn

d)

spring

10.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
24
11.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
12.
How many oceans are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
13.
What is the name of the largest continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
China
c)
Asia 
d)
The Bahamas
14.

Latitude and Longitude are measured in

a)

degrees

b)

inches

c)

miles

d)

kilometers

15.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
16.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
17.

The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Southern

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Western and Eastern

d)

Northern and Western

18.
Lines of latitude are also called  __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
19.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
20.
When the Earth spins on its axis this causes ___________________
a)
all four seasons to happen.
b)
day and night to happen.
c)
the moon to go through phases.
d)
high tides and low tides.
21.
______ is  a large body of salt water.
a)
river
b)
ocean
c)
lake
d)
island
22.

This is an imaginary line that passes through a planet’s center and poles

a)

equator

b)

rotation

c)

axis

d)

revolution

23.

TRUE or FALSE: The motion of the Earth around the Sun is called rotation

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Earth's revolution takes

a)

1 day

b)

12 hours

c)

about 365 days

d)

27 days

25.

What season would be experienced in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall