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Which part of the Earth faces the Sun during the day?
The whole Earth
The side that is rotating towards the Sun
the North pole
The dark side
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What is the name of the star that the Earth orbits?
The sun
The moon
Mars
Jupiter
3
How many years ago did Copernicus discover the Earth was not flat?
Around 50 years ago
Around 50 years ago
Around 450 years ago
around 500 years ago
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What is the imaginary line called that divides the Earth into North and South?
Axis
equator
meridian
orbit
5
Tropical countries are countries
near the equator
near the southern hemisphere
near the northern hemisphere
near the south pole
6
What are the two halves of the Earth called?
Poles
Hemispheres
Continents
Equator
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How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?
24 hours
1 week
12 hours
48 hours
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What do we call the path that the Earth takes around the Sun?
spiral
line
circle
orbit
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In which hemisphere is Australia located?
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
10
Tropical countries near the equator are
hot all year round
wet and rainy all year round
cold all year round
windy all year round
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If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
Autumn
Spring
Summer
12
What causes day and night on Earth?
The moon rotating
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
The Sun moving in the sky
The Earth’s orbit around the Sun
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What is it called when the Earth spins on its own axis?
rotation
revolution
circulation
movement
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The Earth is flat
True
False
15
An example of a tropical country is
Norway
Singapore
France
America
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How long does it take for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun?
30 days
1 year
24 hours
360 days
17
The seasons change every
2 months
3 months
4 months
5 months
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Why do we have different seasons on Earth?
Because of clouds
Because the Sun changes size
Because the Earth’s axis is tilted
Because the Earth moves closer to the Sun
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The equator helps determine the climate zones on Earth
True
False
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Earth rotates on an imaginary line called an axis, which goes through
the north and south pole
The north pole
the equator
the south pole
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The name of the astronomer who discovered that the Earth was not flat is
Galeo
Copernicus
Coperatus
Galeleo Galilei
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What happens to the temperature as you move closer to the equator?
It stays the same
it gets warmer
It gets colder
it gets windier
