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Exploring Earth from Space: A Quiz for Young Astronauts

Total questions: 2

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date

1-9.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

1.

What shape did Squeaks start with when drawing the Earth?

a)

Rectangle

b)

Circle

c)

Triangle

d)

Square

2.

What can you not see from space?

a)

Continents

b)

Oceans

c)

Ice caps

d)

The Fort

3.

What does the blue color on Squeaks' drawing represent?

a)

Cities

b)

Oceans

c)

Forests

d)

Mountains

4.

From the ISS, which of these could astronauts see?

a)

Cars

b)

Individual houses

c)

Continents

5.

What are the white spots at the poles made of?

a)

Ice

b)

Rocks

c)

Sand

d)

Clouds

6.

What is the main purpose of a map?

a)

To tell stories

b)

To show locations

c)

To play games

7.

Why is it useful to draw a map of a smaller area?

a)

To finish quickly

b)

To include more details

c)

To make it easier to draw

8.

What caused Earth to tilt?

a)

Sun's gravity

b)

A collision with Theia

c)

The moon's gravity

9.

What did Theia's collision with Earth create besides the tilt?

a)

Our moon

b)

Rings like Saturn

c)

A new continent

10.

The study of maps and the Earth’s surface & how it shapes people’s lives.

a)

Geography

b)

Cardinal directions

c)

Cartographer

d)

Lines of latitude