Planet Earth We Live

How long does the Earth take to complete one full rotation on its axis?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 366 days

What is meant by the rotation of the Earth?

• The movement of the Earth around the Sun.

• The movement of the Moon around the Earth.

• The movement of the earth around other planets.

• The spinning of the earth around its axis.

What is revolution?

• The spinning of the Earth on its axis.

• The journey of the Earth around the Sun.

• The movement of the Moon around the Earth.

• The earth spinning from east to west.

The Earth travels around the Sun taking ................. days. This is called revolution.

Every four years, February has 29 days instead of 28. So there are 366 days in a year. This is called?

The Earth is not a complete sphere. Why?

• It is completely flat.

• It is larger at the poles than at the equator.

• It changes shape time to time

• It is slightly flattened at the poles and large at the equator

What is the surface area of the Earth?

• 400 million km²

• 510 million km²

• 300 million km²

• 600 million km²

The imaginary lines running from West to East horizontally on the Earth are called?

The imaginary lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole vertically on a geographical globe is called?

• Latitudes

• Longitudes

• Greenwich Meridian Line

• Equator

What is the name of the red line on this map?

• Greenwich Meridian Line

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator