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Question 1: Which of these is a major land mass on Earth?
- Continent
- River
- Lake
- Ocean
Answer: A. Continent
Explanation: A continent is one of Earth's seven major large land masses, which include Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica.
Question 2: What is a vast body of salt water covering most of Earth?
- Lake
- Ocean
- Mountain
- River
Answer: B. Ocean
Explanation: The equator is an imaginary line that circles the middle of the Earth, dividing the planet into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
Question 3: Which of these is a main cardinal direction?
- Equator
- North
- Mountain
- Continent
Answer: B. North
Explanation: Cardinal directions are the four main points used on a map to help people find their way, which are North, South, East, and West.
Question 4: What is a drawing of Earth's surface showing features?
- Ocean
- Mountain
- Map
- River
Answer: C. Map
Explanation: An ocean is a vast body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface and separates the different continents from one another.
Question 5: What imaginary line divides Earth into two hemispheres?
- Continent
- Equator
- River
- Mountain
Answer: B. Equator
Explanation: A desert is a large area of land that receives very little rain or snow, making it a very dry environment for plants and animals.
Question 6: Which land feature is very high with steep sides?
- Mountain
- Ocean
- River
- Lake
Answer: A. Mountain
Explanation: A mountain is a very high land feature with steep sides that rises much higher than the surrounding land, often ending in a peak.
Question 7: What is a body of water surrounded by land?
- Ocean
- Continent
- River
- Lake
Answer: D. Lake
Explanation: A lake is a large body of fresh or salt water that is completely surrounded by land on all sides, separate from the ocean.
Question 8: What is a long, flowing body of water?
- Ocean
- Mountain
- River
- Continent
Answer: C. River
Explanation: An island is a piece of land that is smaller than a continent and is completely surrounded by water on all of its sides.
Question 9: What is a continent made up of?
- One mountain
- Many countries
- Only oceans
- One river
Answer: B. Many countries
Explanation: A continent is a very large area of land that is made up of many different countries, such as the United States being in North America.
Question 10: What is half of Earth called?
- River
- Mountain
- Continent
- Hemisphere
Answer: D. Hemisphere
Explanation: A globe is a spherical model of the Earth that shows the correct shapes and locations of all the continents and oceans on our planet.