Short Answer Question 7) What is meant by revolution? How long does the Earth take to complete one revolution? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Write True or False [] 8) If you start travelling in any direction from one point on the Earth, you will [] [] reach the same point after a certain time. [ ] 9) Ancient people had correctly understood the shape of the Earth. 10) The two diameters of the Earth are of the same length. 11) The Earth appeared to be flat to people in ancient times. Short Answer Questions 12) Draw a diagram of the Earth based on the following points: a) The Earth is an oblate sphere. b) The diameters of the Earth measure (i) 12,714 km and (ii) 12,756 km. Ans. Our Earth 7
13) How did Ferdinand Magellan and his team prove that the Earth was not flat? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) Explain the shape and the diameter of the Earth. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) Which of the following is an effect of the viewer’s position on the Earth? [] (A) change in the shape of the Earth ( B ) change in the distance from the horizon (C) the shape of the horizon (D) change in the shape of the Moon 16) The ships at the Earth’s horizon appear to? [] (A) sail over ( B ) sink below (C) fly over (D) follow Short Answer Questions 17) On a beach, Rashi was looking at a ship using binoculars. The ship appeared to be sinking. Why do you think it appeared so? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 8
18) Which of these is an oblate sphere? Give a reason for your answer. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) Rashi and Meher were discussing if they can see the curve of the Earth. Rashi said that they could see it, while Meher disagreed with her. Whom do you agree with? Also, provide two examples of the ways to determine it. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Our Earth 9
Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Fill the following table with information about the planets of our solar system. Ans. Planet Time taken to complete Time taken to complete one rotation one revolution Concept 2.2: Continents and Oceans; Latitudes and Longitudes Multiple Choice Questions 1) How many main directions are there? [ ] [ ] (A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four (D) poles 2) What does the equator divide the Earth into? (A) hemispheres (B) intervals (C) tropics Fill in the Blanks 3) The _______________________ is the point at the top of the Earth. 4) The axis of the Earth passes very close to the __________________. 10
Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name the imaginary line that divides the Earth into horizontal halves. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Name the imaginary lines used to study the different climatic zones of the Earth. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Name the longitude used to calculate dates around the world. Where is it located? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Circle the Correct Word 8) Seas / Oceans are the largest bodies of salty water. 9) Antarctica is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean / Southern Ocean. 10) The South Pole / North Pole is located in Antarctica. 11) The deepest point in the world’s oceans is located in the Pacific Ocean / Indian Ocean. Short Answer Questions 12) What are continents? How many continents are there? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) Name the continent on which people cannot live. Why? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Our Earth 11
Long Answer Question 14) Label the following oceans on the map of the world given below. (A) Pacific Ocean (B) Atlantic Ocean (C) Indian Ocean (D) Southern Ocean (E) Arctic Ocean Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) A famous geologist spoke about a discovery made in the rocky layer of the Earth. Which layer was he talking about? [] (A) core (B) atmosphere (C) crust (D) mantle 16) What might be caused by the movements of continents? [ ] (D) forest fires (A) earthquakes (B) floods (C) famines 12
Short Answer Questions 17) The Earth was formed a long time ago. Do you think that the Earth appeared the same back then? Why do you think so? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) What do you think happens when the landmass on which the continents are located shift and push against each other? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) What do the images given below show? Describe why did that happen. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Our Earth 13
Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) This is an image of the Louvre Museum. It is located in France, Europe. Will you be able to reach the museum using only the coordinates? Why do you think so? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 14
Lesson What Does the Earth 3 Look Like? Concept 3.1: Landforms and Water Bodies Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) What is a flat area of land on the surface of the Earth called? [ ] (A) plain (B) plateau (C) hill (D) mountain 2) What do we call the land between hills or mountains? [ ] (A) river delta (B) peninsula (C) lake (D) valley Fill in the Blanks 3) A ____________________ is a landform that looks like a table. 4) An ___________________ is a large piece of ice floating in the sea. Answer in One Word 5) Name the landform that is surrounded by water on all sides. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Name a large natural body formed of ice and snow. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) What is a mountain? How is it different from a hill? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 15
Understanding Match the Following Column A Column B 8) green a) water 9) yellow b) hills 10) brown c) plateaus 11) blue d) plains Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions Observe the given map and answer questions 12 and 13. 16
12) Name the two seas given on the map. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) What colour is used to represent the plateaus on the map? Name any one plateau given on the map. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) How can we differentiate between a mountain and a hill on a map? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) Morad recently went trekking to the Himalayas. He had to cross an extremely cold plateau. Can you guess which plateau he crossed? [ ] (A) the Tibetan plateau (B) the Deccan plateau (C) the Chota Nagpur plateau (D) the Columbia plateau What Does the Earth Look Like? 17
16) The image given below shows Greenland. What type of landform is it? [ ] (A) peninsula (B) mountain (C) island (D) hill Short Answer Questions 17) On the map given below, mark the highest mountains in the world. Write the name of the mountains. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 18
18) Which sea does the River Ganga meet in West Bengal? What type of landform is formed there? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) a) Look at this picture. Is it right to call this region a peninsula? Why or why not? b) Which is the largest peninsula in the world? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ What Does the Earth Look Like? 19
Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Which is your favourite landform or water body? Why? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 20
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