Geography & History 1º ESO

Surname…………………………………………………

First Name……………………………………………

Class…………… Date ………………

1. Write the planets which are part of the solar system and put them in order from
the closest to the sun to the furthest away from it. (1 point)

2. Fill the blanks in these sentences: (3 points)

Our planet is not _________, it constantly moves through space.

A day coincides with the period of time that the _________ takes to make a
complete___________ on its axis.

With the ____________ movement, the__________ moves _______ the

_____, in a elliptical _________. It takes _______ ________ to make a

complete ________.

The _________ is the proportion between the real size of a territory and

the corresponding size in a _______.

A _______ is a not ________ sphere. It is slightly __________ at the

________ and _________ at the __________.

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3. Define these terms: (3 points)

Galaxy:

Star:

Biosphere:

Hydrosphere:

Lithosphere:

Compass:

4. Match up these terms and their definitions: (1 point)

Crust The galaxy which the solar system

belongs to
Milky Way Angular distance to the Greenwich
meridian
Planet Imaginary lines perpendicular to the
meridians
Latitude Imaginary lines parallel to the
Equator
Parallels Angular distance to the Equator
Tropics A heavenly body which revolves
around a star
Longitude Outer part of the Earth

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5. The Earth is the only planet in the solar system where life is known to exist. It is
because our planet possesses three conditions. Name and comment these three
required conditions: (2 points)