Class 5 Globe A Model of the Earth

Class 5 Globe A Model of the Earth Fill in the blanks, True False and Question & Answers.

 

Fill in the blanks

• The __________ is a small model of the Earth. [globe]
• The Earth rotates around its __________.[axis]
• The Earth’s axis is tilted at an angle of __________ degrees.[23-1/2]
• The two end points of the axis are called __________.[poles]
• The line that divides the Earth into two equal halves is called the __________.[Equator]
• The part of the Earth north of the Equator is the __________ Hemisphere.[Northern]
• The part of the Earth south of the Equator is the __________ Hemisphere.[Southern]
• The __________ is marked 0° latitude.[Equator]
• The North Pole is at __________ degrees North.[90]
• Lines of latitude are also called __________. [parallels]
• Lines of longitude are also called __________. [meridians]
• The line of longitude marked 0° is called the __________ Meridian. [prime or greenwich]
• The lines of latitude and longitude intersect at __________ angles. [right]
• The __________ is the largest globe in the world.Eartha
• The Tropic of Cancer is located at __________ degrees North.23 1⁄2
• The Arctic Circle lies at __________ degrees North.66 1⁄2
• The vertical lines on the globe run from the __________ Pole to the __________ Pole.
  North, South
• The __________ Date Line lies at 180° longitude.International

True False

1. The Earth is flat.
2. The Earth appears flat to us because we can only see short distances.
3. A globe shows the exact same size of the Earth.
4. The axis of the Earth is tilted at an angle of 23½°.
5. The globe can be turned around its axis.
6. The Equator divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
7. The North Pole is located at 90° North latitude.
8. The Prime Meridian runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.
9. Lines of latitude are vertical lines.
10. Lines of longitude run in a true north-south direction.
11. There are 360 degrees of latitude on Earth.
12. The Equator is marked 0° longitude.
13. Lines of latitude are also called parallels.
14. Lines of longitude are widest at the poles.
15. The Tropic of Capricorn is located in the Southern Hemisphere.

Class 5 Globe A Model of the Earth  Question and Answers

 

Q: What is a globe?
A: A globe is a small model of the Earth.

 

Q: Why does the Earth appear flat to us?
A: Because the Earth is very big and we can only see short distances at a time.

 

Q: What is the axis of the Earth?
A: It is an imaginary line through the North and South Poles around which the Earth rotates.

 

Q: At what angle is the Earth’s axis tilted?
A: 23½ degrees.

 

Q: What are the two end points of the Earth’s axis called?
A: The North Pole and the South Pole.

 

Q: What is the Equator?
A: It is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

 

Q: What does the Equator divide the Earth into?
A: The Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

 

Q: What is the Prime Meridian?
A: It is the 0° longitude line passing through Greenwich, near London.

 

Q: What are lines of latitude also called?
A: Parallels.

 

Q: What are lines of longitude also called?
A: Meridians.