PLANET EARTH - quiz

QUIZ

TEACHER: RAQUEL MASSAGUERACTIVITY FOR 1st eso students

PLANET EARTH

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question 1

Our planet's axis is tilted.

NO

I DON'T REMEMBER

YES

question 1

Awesome!

When Earth was young, it is thought that something big hit Earth. So instead of rotating with its axis straight up and down, it leans over a bit.

question 2

Our planet movement called ROTATION is the origin of...

the seasons

day and night

the months of the year

question 2

Good job!

The Earth's rotation causes night and day because the rotation causes locations on Earth to be rotating towards the sun and away from the sun.

question 3

What is a rainforest?

It's a cold forest.

It's an Earth's layer.

It's a tropical forest.

question 3

Correct answer!

A rainforest is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall. It can be classified as a tropical forest.

question 4

The atmosphere has many layers. Weather has its origin in the...

Troposphere

Exosphere

Mesosphere

question 4

Well done!

All weather occurs in the troposphere because it has a gradient of temperature and water vapor, gases and particulate matter accumulate in this layer. The troposphere contains most of the mass of the atmosphere, around 80%.

question 5

There's an imaginary line that divides our planet into two hemispheres. It's called...

Equator

Prime meridian

Greenwich meridian

question 5

Correct answer!

Equator is an imaginary line around the Earth that goes exactly midway between the North Pole and the South Pole and divides it into two equal halves, the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

question 6

Scientists divide the Earth's core into 2 parts called...

Inner core and outer core

Superior core and inferior core

Inside core and outside core

question 6

Correct answer!

The core is the centre of the Earth and is made up of two parts: the liquid outer core and solid inner core. The outer core is made of nickel, iron and molten rock.

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