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Yr2_Unit 4 How we learn about the world

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is ...

a)

A globe

b)

A map

c)

A wall map

d)

An atlas

2.

A device that uses lenses and mirrors to make objects look larger.

a)

Telescope

b)

Microscope

c)

Magnifying Glass

d)

Binoculars

3.

A curved piece of glass or plastic used to make things look larger or smaller

a)

Binoculars

b)

Microscope

c)

Telescope

d)

Lenses

4.

A device that uses a lens to make very small objects larger so that they can be seen by the eye.

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Magnifying Glass

d)

Binoculars

5.

A lens that makes objects seen through it appear larger.

a)

Magnifying Glass

b)

Microscope

c)

Telescope

d)

Binoculars

6.

An instrument that uses lenses and sometimes mirrors to make distant objects appear larger.

a)

Telescope

b)

Microscope

c)

Magnifying Glass

d)

Binoculars

7.

A machine sent into space to help us communicate with one another or to collect information about the Earth.

a)

Telescope

b)

Spaceship

c)

Artificial Satellite

d)

Rocket

8.

The rain, wind, snow and sunshine, for example, at a particular time or place.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

c)

Season

d)

Monsoon

9.

What are the five senses?

a)

Run, Jump, Sit, Sleep, Eat

b)

Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth, Hands

c)

See, Hear, Smell, Taste, Touch

10.

What part of the eye lets light in?

a)

Iris

b)

Pupil

c)

Eyebrow

11.

What is the colored part of the eye called?

a)

Iris

b)

Pupil

c)

Eyebrows

12.

What is a globe?

a)

A flat picture of the Earth

b)

A ball with a map of the world on it

c)

 A book with maps

13.

Why can’t a globe show the whole Earth at once?

a)

Because it is round

b)

Because it is too small

c)

Because it can be folded

14.

What is an atlas?

a)

 A ball with a map of the world on it

b)

A map that shows only oceans

c)

A book of maps

15.

What do artificial satellites do?

a)

Make maps of the moon

b)

Collect information about Earth and send messages

c)

Build rockets

16.

Why is a map easier to carry than a globe?

a)

Because it is flat

b)

Because it is colorful

c)

Because it has oceans

17.

Why does the smell of food make you feel hungry?

a)

Because it tells your brain that food is nearby

b)

Because it makes you thirsty

c)

Because you cannot see the food

18.
  1. Which of these things photographs of the Earth from space?

a)

telescope

b)

binoculars

c)

artificial satellite

d)

camera

19.

Which of these things help to make far away objects seem nearer?

a)

binoculars and telescope

b)

microscope and magnifying glass

c)

satellite and camera

d)

eye glasses

20.
  1. Which of these things make small objects seem larger?

a)

binoculars and telescope

b)

satellite and camera

c)

magnifying glass and microscope

21.

Which of these things let us take pictures of the world around us?

a)

binoculars and telescope

b)

magnifying glass and microscope

c)

satellite

d)

camera

22.

The maps in an atlas are small-scale maps

a)

True

b)

False

23.

A globe shows the true shape of the land and sea.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A map is a drawing of part of the world as if you were looking up at it.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

On a map and a globe, everything is bigger than it really is.

a)

True

b)

False