Planet Earth

Question 1

The earths shape is….

Answer 1

A sphere…. actually it is a ‘geoid’ because of the slight bulge towards the equator caused by the rotation of the earth.

Question 2

The earth is made of….

Answer 2

rock

Question 3

What is a feature?

Answer 3

A feature is an interesting or noticeable part of something

Question 4

The earths surface is where we live. What 3 components does the earths surface have?

Answer 4

land, water and air

Question 5

What is an atmosphere?

Answer 5

The atmosphere is the layer of air that surrounds Earth

Question 6

What is the difference between an ocean and a sea?

Answer 6

An ocean is a larger salty water surface where as seas are small parts of the ocean

Question 7

How many continents are there on the earth? name them

Answer 7

7 
Asia
Europe
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Antartica

Question 8

How much of the earths surface is made up of water?

Answer 8

Approximately 71%

Question 9

What is the definition of an island?

Answer 9

An island is a small piece of land that is completely surrounded by water

Question 10

How does the atmosphere help keep the earths surface warm enough and suitable for living thing to survive?

Answer 10

It is layer of air that acts like a blanket to keep the earth warm enough. It also contains the gasses that living things need to breathe

Question 11

We call the place where something lives….

Answer 11

a habitat

Question 12

Earth is a planet in space. What is a planet?

Answer 12

A planet is a large object that moves around a star

Question 13

True or False:

Our Sun is a planet

Answer 13

False

It is a star

Question 14

Fill in the blank:

A star is an ________ in space that gives off it’s own ________

Answer 14

A star is an OBJECT in space that gives off it’s own LIGHT

Question 15

Complete the sentence…

The Sun and planets are all in ______

Answer 15

space

Question 16

True or False:

The Earth always moves around the sun

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True of False:

The moon always moves around the sun

Answer 17

False

It is always moves around the earth

Question 18

From Earth we can see…

Answer 18

The sun, moon and some of the stars

Question 19

The moon is a rocky body, but we can see it shining Explain.

Answer 19

We see the moon shining because we are seeing the light of the sun reflected from moon

Question 20

True of False:

Earth is the 4th planet from the sun

Answer 20

False.

It is the 3rd planet from the sun

Question 21

Rocks , soil, sand and seabed makes up the earths ______

Answer 21

crust.

Question 22

Beneath the crust is hard rock, molten rock and solid rock. It makes up 85% of the earths weight. This is known as the _______

Answer 22

mantle