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DIAGNOSTIC QUIZ

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who proposed the Big Bang Theory?

a)

Galileo

b)

air

c)

land

d)

fire

2.

On what galaxy does the Planet Earth belong?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Large Magellanic

d)

Small Magellanic

3.

The study of the size and shape of the earth is called

a)

Geology

b)

Geography

c)

Geosciences

d)

Geodesy

4.

Who among the following scientists proposed the Sun- centered model of the solar system?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Claudius Ptolemy

d)

Isaac Newton

5.

What causes season?

a)

Revolution of the earth around the sun

b)

Tilting of the earth on its axis

c)

Rotation of the earth on its axis

d)

Gravitational pull of the sun and moon on earth

6.

The earth is tilted on its axis by how many degrees?

a)

23.4

b)

23.5

c)

23. 6

d)

23.7

7.

What causes day and night?

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

c)

Gravity

d)

Orbit

8.

He proposed the idea that the earth was not a perfect  sphere but a compressed spheroid

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo

c)

Eratosthenes

d)

Kepler

9.

How long does it take for the planet earth to have a complete revolution and rotation respectively?

a)

24 hrs, 365 1/4 days

b)

365 1/4 days, 24 hrs

c)

24.4 hrs, 366 days

d)

366 days/ 24.4 hrs.

10.

What is the most abundant element on the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Helium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Argon

d)

Nitrogen