The Earth & Solar System
- Name the planets in the solar system:
2. Why do we have life on Earth?
3. What is the Goldilocks theory concerning life on Earth?
4. Is there ‘intelligent life’ on other planets? Why/why not?
5. What shape is planet Earth:
i) Sphere
ii) Geoid
iii) Hemisphere
6. What is the name of the gaseous sphere of our planet?
7. What is the name of the liquid sphere of our planet?
8. What is the name of the solid sphere of our planet?
9. Which planet in our solar system is most similar to Earth?
10. What is the nickname for our planet?
11. In which galaxy do we find our solar system?
12. What does the Earth ROTATE around?
13. What does the Earth REVOLVE around?
14. How long does it take for Earth to do one rotation?
15. How long does it take for Earth to do one revolution?
16. What angle is Earth tilted at on its axis?
17. Why do we have seasons?
18. What are the Winter and Summer SOLSTICES?
19. What does the Latin word EQUINOX mean?
20. What are the Autumn and Spring Equinoxes?
21. Which event marks the beginning of Winter?
22. Which event marks the beginning of Summer?
23. Name one method for finding north, if you do not have a compass?
24. What position on a map does LATITUDE tells us: North/South or East/ West?
25. What position on a map does LONGUITUDE tells us: North/South or East/ West?
26. Latitude & longuitude are divided into 3 different types of measurement, what are they? For example: 31º 24‘ 37” N
27. How many degrees does the Earth rotate every 24 hours?
28. What is the name of the line that divides the world into two different hemispheres of East and West?
29. In which city is this line located?
30. If it is 10:00am in the UK, what is the time in Spain?
31. Why is the time in the UK and Spain different?
32. Which three other territories have the same time zone as the UK?
33. What does CET stand for?
34. Why is Spain on CET when it should be on the same time as the UK?
35. How many TIME ZONES are there?
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