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Our Earth.

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: The Earth is the _______ planet from the sun.

a)

first (1st)

b)

second (2nd)

c)

third (3rd)

d)

sixth (6th)

2.

What is another name for the planet Earth?

a)

giant ball

b)

green planet

c)

the godzilla of planets

d)

blue planet

3.

Why does the earth have the name in Question 3?

a)

because the earth's surface is mostly made up of land

b)

because the earth's surface is mostly made up of water

c)

because the earth's surface has a lot of trees

d)

because people like that colour

4.

What is the earth's atmosphere mostly made of?

a)

thick layer of water

b)

thick layer of land

c)

thick layer of gases

d)

force field

5.

Which of the following does the earth's atmosphere protect us from? Choose 2 answers.

a)

harmful radiations from the sun

b)

fire

c)

aliens

d)

meteors

6.

What do we call the imaginary line that goes through the earth from the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

the earth's skewer

b)

the earth's axis

c)

the earth stick

d)

the earth line

7.

Complete the sentence: The earth's inside is made up of different ____________.

a)

materials

b)

layers

c)

rocks

d)

matter

8.

Which one is NOT a distinct feature of the earth?

a)

It is the only planet that has solids, liquids and gases.

b)

It is the only planet in our solar system that has only one (1) moon.

c)

It is the only planet that has liquid water on its surface.

d)

It is the only known planet where life exists.

9.

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

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

d)

a year

10.

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

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

d)

a year

11.

This takes 24 hours:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

12.

This takes 1 year:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

13.

This causes day and night:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

14.

This causes the seasons to change:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

15.

Which of these celestial bodies reflect sunlight at night?

a)

Planet

b)

Moon

c)

Earth

d)

Star

16.

The area of learning where the size and shape of the Earth is studied is called _____________.

a)

Astronaut

b)

Stargazing

c)

Geodesy

d)

Taxonomy

17.

What is the model of the Earth called?

a)

Map

b)

Landscape

c)

Globe

d)

Sketch

18.

We have ______________ continents.

a)

Seven

b)

Six

c)

Five

d)

Three

19.

How many oceans are there on Planet Earth?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

3

d)

9

20.

___________ occurs when the Earth blocks the sunlight

falling on the Moon by coming in between the Sun and the

Moon.

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

c)

Blackhole

d)

Asteroid Belt

21.

What event is occurring in the given picture?

a)

Comet

b)

Solar Eclipse

c)

Lunar Eclipse

d)

Meteor shower

22.

Kangaroos are seen only in this continent.

a)

Antartica

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

23.

The earth, our homeland is a (a)   planet.

24.

The things present inside the earth are :

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Animals

25.

The deepest mine in the world, is in (a)   .

26.

Just like a/an (a)   ,the earth is made up of several concentric layers with one inside another.

27.

The uppermost layer over the earth’s surface is called :

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

28.

It is about ___ km. on the continental masses and only __ km. on the ocean floors.

(a)  

29.

The main mineral constituents of the continental mass are :

a)

silicon and aluminium

b)

silica and nickel

c)

silica and alumina

d)

silicon and magnesium

30.

"sima" is the acronym for :

(a)  

31.

Just beneath the crust is the (a)   which extends up to a depth of 2900 km. below the crust.

32.

The radius of the earth is (a)   km

33.

(a)   is actually fiery red molten magma coming out from the interior of the earth on its surface.

34.
The title of a map tells us:
a)
What the map is about (the topic of the map)
b)
The distance the map covers
c)
The name of the cartogtrpaher
d)
That Mr. Scully is the bomb-diggity
35.
Items such as small shapes or drawings on a map used to represent real objects are called ____________________.
a)
Latitude
b)
Symbols
c)
Parallels
d)
Emojis