Starter quiz
- The planet we live on is called...
- Venus
- Mars
- Earth ✓
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- The conditions on Earth are just right to support...
- all life. ✓
- no life.
- just humans.
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- Earth's surface is covered with ...
- 'land and water' ✓
- What colour is water shown as on a globe?
- green
- yellow
- blue ✓
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- What colour is land represented as on a globe?
- green ✓
- blue
- purple
- pink
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- What shape is planet earth?
- cube
- sphere ✓
- triangle
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Exit quiz
This is a view of Earth from a ...- photograph
- spaceship
- satellite ✓
- painting
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- What is the invisible layer of gases surrounding earth called?
- atmosphere ✓
- space
- air
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- How much of the Earth's surface is covered with water?
- 1/4
- 1/2
- 3/4 ✓
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- What can we use to think about what Earth looks like?
- maps of our local area
- models called globes ✓
- photographs from satellites ✓
- postcards
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- Which colours represent land and oceans on a satellite image?
- land⇔green ✓
- oceans⇔blue ✓
- ice⇔white ✓
- Zooming into satellite images gives you...
- a global view
- a local view ✓
- a country view ✓
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Key learning points
- The round Earth is covered with water and land, and above that is the atmosphere.
- We use models, called globes, and photographs taken from space to think about what the world is like.
- Most of the surface of the world (over 70%) is covered with water, which is why Earth is known as the Blue Planet.
- The colours on a globe or satellite image give us information, such as whether it’s land or ocean.
Common misconception
Earth is flat and shaped like a circle.
Earth is round and shaped like a sphere. It is 3D and not flat. Relate this to globes.
Keywords
Ocean - An ocean is a very big area of salt water between the continents.
Land - Land is any part of Earth's surface that is not covered by water.
Atmosphere - The atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds Earth. It includes the oxygen we need to breathe, so it is essential for life on Earth.
Planet - A planet is a large round object that travels around a star in space.
Satellite - A satellite is an object in space that orbits or circles around a bigger object in space. These an be natural like the moon or artificial ones like the International Space Station.
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