EARTH AND ITS ENVIRONMENTS
Worksheet - 1 (Our Planet: Earth)
I. Choose the correct alternative C represents the revolution of
1. Option (a) is correct. Earth.
Explanation: The Earth’s shape D represents the Northern
is not perfectly round. It is an hemisphere.
irregularly shaped ellipsoid. It is III. Fill in the Blanks
slightly flattened at the top and
bottom. 1. day and night
2. Option (a) is correct. 2. The inner core
Explanation: The Earth rotates on IV. State whether the following
its axis relative to the sun every statements are true or false.
24 hours mean solar time, with an
inclination of 23.45 degrees from 1. False
the plane of its orbit around the Explanation: The spinning of the
sun. Earth on its own axis is called
rotation.
3. Option (b) is correct.
Explanation: Mantle is the second 2. False
Explanation: A leap year has 366
layer of the Earth. It is the thickest
part of the Earth’s layers. days.
4. Option (d) is correct. V. Answer the following questions in
Explanation: The tip of the one word or the sentence only.
northern hemisphere is called the 1. About 71% of the Earth is covered
North pole. with water. Hence, it is also called a
5. Option (b) is correct. Blue planet.
Explanation: The Earth takes 24 2. The layers of the Earth are the crust,
hours to complete one rotation the mantle, the outer core and the
around its axis. inner core.
II. Match the Column I with Column II. VI. Answer the following questions in
20-30 words.
Option (c) is correct.
1. The section of the Earth that is
Explanation: A represents the north of the Equator is called
Southern hemisphere. Northern Hemisphere. The tip of
B represents the Earth or the the northern hemisphere is called
blue planet. the North pole.
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The section of the Earth that is
VII. ACTIVITY CORNER
south of the Equator is called
Southern Hemisphere. The tip of In this activity, we have to rearrange
the southern hemisphere is called the alphabets to form meaningful
the South pole. words which are related to our
planet Earth.
2. The first and outer thin solid layer of
the Earth where we live is called the 1. PLANET
crust. It is the outermost shell. Its 2. ROTATION
thickness varies from 5 kilometres 3. SOLSTICE
to 80 kilometres.
Worksheet - 2 (Our Environment)
I. Choose the correct alternative. 5. Option (c) is correct.
1. Option (b) is correct. Explanation: Acid rain is caused
Explanation: Mesosphere is the when compounds like sulphur
third layer of Earth’s atmosphere. dioxide and nitrogen oxides are
2. Option (d) is correct. released into the air.
Explanation: Lithosphere 6. Option (b) is correct.
bounded by the atmosphere Explanation: The greenhouse
above and the asthenosphere gases are- carbon dioxide,
below. methane, halocarbons, ozone,
3. Option (c) is correct. nitrous oxide.
Explanation: Cow, water and II. Match the Column I and Column II.
natural gas are natural resources, Option (a) is correct.
while shoes are artificial resources Explanation:
i.e., they are man-made.
A represents algae formation
4. Option (c) is correct. which is due to Eutrophication.
Explanation: The shaking and B represents water pollution.
trembling of Earth is called C represents air pollution.
Earthquake. D represents soil or land pollution.
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EARTH AND ITS ENVIRONMENTS
III. Fill in the blanks. VI. Answer the following questions in
1. Troposphere 20-30 words.
2. Pacific Ocean 1. Effects of water pollution:
IV. State whether the following (a) It can cause health problems
statements are true or false. in humans such as cholera,
typhoid, hepatitis.
1. False
Explanation: The air in Earth’s (b) It affects the food chain.
atmosphere is made up of Nitrogen (c) Aquatic life gets deeply
which constitutes 78% and oxygen affected.
which constitutes 21%. 2. We should follow the 3R’s, i.e.,
2. True Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to cut
Explanation: The day-to-day the amount of waste we throw
changes in the atmospheric
away.
condition in any area is called
(a) Reduce waste generation. Use
weather. The study of weather is
called Meteorology. things.
V. Answer the following questions in (b) Reuse products and use them
one word or sentence only. again.
1. Climate is the average weather (c) Recycle the products and reuse
condition of a particular place over them.
a long period. VII. ACTIVITY CORNER
2. Layers of Earth’s atmosphere: (A) ROTATION
(a) Troposphere (B) REVOLUTION
(b) Stratosphere (C) 24 HOURS/1 DAY
(c) Mesosphere (D) 365 DAYS
(d) Thermosphere (E) DAY AND NIGHT
(e) Exosphere (F) SEASONS
