Grade 5. Topic 14. Planet Earth

Question 1

True or false. The earth is a planet in the solar system.?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Can you feel the earth movements. Give a reason for your answer?

Answer 2

We can not feel the earth movement. We are moving with the earth and the earth is moving around the sun and moving on its own axis at the same time.

Question 3

What does the word orbit mean.?

Answer 3

ORBIT: The PATH of one object in space around ANOTHER. example the parth of the planet earth moving around the sun.

Question 4

What does the word revolution mean in movement?

Answer 4

REVOLUTION: The MOVEMENT of an object in space around another object, such as the movement of the earth around the sun.

Question 5

What does the word AXIS mean?

Answer 5

AXIS is an imaginary line passing through the centre of an object.

Question 6

What does the word ROTATION mean?

Answer 6

ROTATION is the movement of an object around itself, such as the movement of the earth around its own axis.

Question 7

What is the movement of the sun around the earth called?

Answer 7

The movement of the sun around the earth is called a revolution

Question 8

How many days does it take for the earth to travel once around the sun

Answer 8

365 days

Question 9

What is the name of the pathway the earth moves around the sun in?

Answer 9

The pathway is called an orbit

Question 10

What direction does the earth rotate on its own axis

Answer 10

Earth rotates from west to east in an anticlockwise direction

Question 11

How long does it take for the earth to rotate on its axis

Answer 11

It takes about 24 hours for the earth to rotate once on its own axis