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The Planet Earth – Continents, Oceans, Climate, and Maps

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What was the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

a)

A) America

b)

B) Pangaea

c)

C) Eurasia

d)

D) Gondwana

2.

2. What force causes continents to move slowly over time?

a)

A) Earthquakes

b)

B) Volcanoes

c)

C) Tectonic plate movement

d)

D) Ocean currents

3.

3. How are oceans formed?

a)

A) By rain filling mountains

b)

B) When large areas of Earth’s crust sink and fill with water

c)

C) When rivers join together

d)

D) When glaciers melt

4.

4. Which of these is not one of the five main oceans?

a)

A) Pacific

b)

B) Indian

c)

C) Arctic

d)

D) Mediterranean

5.

5. What is climate?

a)

A) The temperature at one moment

b)

B) The average weather in a place over many years

c)

C) The study of clouds

d)

D) A type of storm

6.

6. Which factor affects the climate of a place?

a)

A) Latitude

b)

B) The color of the soil

c)

C) Volcanoes

d)

D) Clouds

7.

7. What is the difference between a map and a globe?

a)

A) A map is round and a globe is flat

b)

B) A map is flat and a globe is a 3D model

c)

C) Both are flat drawings

d)

D) A globe only shows oceans

8.

8. What tool on a map shows directions?

a)

A) The legend

b)

B) The scale

c)

C) The compass rose

d)

D) The grid

9.

9. What do map symbols and colors help us understand?

a)

A) The population of a city

b)

B) Information like mountains, rivers, and roads

c)

C) The climate zones

d)

D) The number of countries

10.

10. Why do we use a scale on a map?

a)

B) To show directions

b)

A) To decorate the map

c)

C) To know real distances between places

d)

D) To identify colors