Planet Earth: Composition and Structure
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What is the approximate difference in diameter between the Earth's polar and equatorial regions?

  • 100 km
  • 43 km (correct)
  • 1000 km
  • 500 km

What is the approximate percentage of oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere?

  • 25%
  • 21% (correct)
  • 10%
  • 15%

What is the term for the Earth's movement around the Sun?

  • Rotation
  • Revolution (correct)
  • Oscillation
  • Orbit

What is the term for the point at which the Earth is closest to the Sun?

<p>Perihelion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate diameter of the Earth?

<p>12,900 km (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What shape is the Earth approximately?

<p>Oblate spheroid (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the movement of one mass around another?

<p>Revolution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate distance from the Sun when the Earth is at perihelion?

<p>147 million kilometres (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which month does the Earth reach aphelion?

<p>July (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the spin of an object on its internal axis?

<p>Rotation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which month does the Earth reach perihelion?

<p>January (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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