Matching Quiz (Facts About Planet Earth)

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Date:

Match the correct answers to the questions by filling in the blank with the
letter that is beside the correct answer.
1. What is the circumference of the Earth? _____
2. At what speed does the Earth rotate on its axis? _____
3. What is the Earths magnetic field caused by? _____
4. What does this magnetic field protect us from? _____
5. What is Earths natural satellite? _____
6. What is Earth also known as? _____
7. Why is the Earth also known as this? _____
8. According to Science, how long ago was the Earth formed? _____
9. At what speed does the Earth orbit around the Sun? _____
10.
What causes thunder? _____
11.
How many miles from the Sun is planet Earth? _____
A.) 4.5 Billion years

B.) Moon

C.) 24,901 miles

D.) The blue

planet

E.) Solar winds

F.) 1,000 mph

G.) Nickel-iron core

to abundant water

I.) 67,000 mph

J.) 93 million miles

K.) Expanding air

H.) Due