Our Earth
1. What is the earth ?
Ans: The earth is a planet.
2. What is its shape?
Ans: Its shape is round like an orange.
3. Does the earth move?
Ans:Yes, the earth moves.
4. How does earth move ?
Ans: Earth moves in two ways.
* Firstly it spins on its axis like a top and completes its round in twenty four hours.
* Secondly it circles around the sun in three hundred and sixty five days.
5. What are the natural things available on the earth ?
Ans: There are land, water, mountains, rivers, plants, air on the earth.
6. What is the proportion of land and water on the earth ?
Ans: The entire earth is covered with 3/4th of water and 1/4th of land.
7. What is a continent ?
Ans: It is a natural division of land area of the earth?
8. How many continents are there on the earth?
Ans: There are seven continents on this earth.
9. Can you tell me continents names ?
Ans: Yes They are Africa, Asia, Antartica, Australia, Europe, North America and South America.
10. What is an ocean?
Ans: It is a natural division of vast area of water on the earth
II. How many oceans are there on the earth and what are they
Ans: There are five oceans on this earth. They are Pacific ocean, Atlantic ocean, Indian ocean, Antartic ocean and Artic ocean
12. What is around the earth?
Ans: There is air around the earth.
13. What is a lake?
Ans: A large area of water surrounded by land is called a lake.
14. What is an island ?
Ans: The area of land surrounded by water from all sides is called an island.
15. What is a desert ?
Ans: A vast area of land covered with sand is called desert.
16. What is a plateau ?
Ans: It is highland with uneven surface.