The Earth spinning
6 free practice questions with explanations
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The Earth spinning: example questions & answers
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What shape is the Earth?
- AFlat like a plate
- BSquare like a box
- CLong like a pencil
- DRound like a ball✓
Answer: The Earth is shaped like a giant ball, which we call a sphere.
When the Earth turns around like a spinning top, what do we call it?
- AFloating away
- BSpinning✓
- CBouncing
- DMelting
Answer: When the Earth turns around and around like a spinning top, we say it is spinning.
Even though the Earth is spinning, why don't we feel dizzy or fall off?
- AWe are too heavy to move
- BIt spins smoothly and gravity holds us on✓
- CWe are tied down with ropes
- DThe Earth is not really moving
Answer: The Earth spins very smoothly and gravity keeps us safely stuck to the ground, so we don't feel it.
As the Earth spins, the Sun seems to move across the sky. Which one is really moving?
- AThe Earth✓
- BThe Moon
- CThe clouds
- DThe Sun
Answer: The Sun stays still while the Earth spins, which is why the Sun looks like it moves across the sky.
What keeps us and everything else from floating off the spinning Earth?
- AMagnets in our shoes
- BGlue
- CGravity✓
- DStrong wind
Answer: Gravity is an invisible pull that keeps us, water and everything else on the ground.
How many times does the Earth spin all the way around in one day?
- AA hundred times
- BTen times
- CIt does not spin
- DOnce✓
Answer: The Earth spins around once each day, and that one spin gives us daytime and night-time.