Planet Earth

A scientist that studies the Earth is called a

• geologist
• biologist
• chemist
• physicist

The Earth is shaped like a ____ - which is a round three-dimensional object.

• sphere

• circle

• ellipse

• potato

Which word means to circle around something?

• axis

• orbit

• solstice

• rain shadow

What do you call a complete trip of Earth around the sun?

• orbit

• climate

• rotation

• revolution

The earth rotates on its axis from _______________________.

• east to west

• north to south

• south to north

• west to east

What causes the seasons to change on Earth?

• the North and South Poles

• Earth's distance from the sun

• the wind currents

• the Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun

What does the movement of The Earth cause?

• seasons 
• people
• seasons and day,night
• day and night

It takes one day for the earth to rotate on its axis once.

• false

• true

When in the Northern Hemisphere is Spring, in the Southern Hemisphere is....

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Autumn

How long has life existed on earth?

• 1 million years

• 4 million years

• 10 million years

• 4 billion years