Earth composition
How many Spheres has the earth. Name them.
3 Spheres
Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere
Longuitude lines are horizontal and latitude lines are vertical.
True or False
False
Longuitude lines are vertical and latitude lines are horizontal.
From where to where do the meridians go?
From the north pole to the south pole
How do we call the two movements of the Earth?
Rotation and Revolution
Revolution movement produces day and night and rotation movement produces the different seasons.
TRUE / FALSE
FALSE
Rotation movement produces day and night and rovolution movement produces the different seasons.
FALSE. The atmosphere protects the living things.
How do we call the latitude lines?
Parallels
How do we call the longuitude lines?
Meridians
The Earth is not constantly moving, it only moves during some seasons.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
The Earth is constantly moving
How much does it take to the Earth to complete its rotation movement?
24 hours
In what state of matter is the atmosphere?
Gaseous
How do we measure the distance between longuitude lines?
a) In kilometres (Km)
b) In degrees (º)
c) In Millilitres (ml)
b) In degrees (º)
How do we call the parallel 0º which devides the Earth in two emispheres?
Equator
Complete:
The Earth is tilted on its ______ at an angle of 23,5º
Axis
If it is Spring in Spain, what would be the season in South Africa?
Autumn
The continents are part of the...
Geosphere
Latitude lines meassure the distance to the ________ of the equator:
a) East and North
b) East and West
c) North and south
d) South and West
c) North and south
The prime crosses Spain
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE!
If summer begins on 21 June in the Northerns Hemosphere, when does the winter begin in the Southern Hemisphere?
On 21 of June too!
The Earth takes exactly 365 to move around the Sun in the revolution movement.
TRUE / FALSE
FALSE
It takes 365 and 6 hours
All the hydrosphere is liquid
TRUE OR FALSE
(And say why)
FALSE. Clouds are part of the hydrosphere and they are gaseous.
A city with the following coordinates 50ºN 60ºE. Is located in:
a) Asia
b) North America
c) South america
a) Asia
A city with the following coordinates 30ºS 60ºW. Is located in:
a) Asia
b) North America
c) South america
c) South america
In the Southern Emisphere pring begins on 21...
a) December
b) March
c) September
d) June
c) September
If it is daytime in Spain, in which of these countries is it nighttime?
Germany / United States of America / Denmark / France / Argentina
United States of America and Argentina