Test: The Earth-Our World- 1 - Class 5 MCQ

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five ocean basins. The Arctic Ocean is about 1.5 times as big as the United States.

• An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.
• An equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere.

The Earth is massive enough that the pull of gravity maintains its roughly spherical shape.

A geographical pole or geographic pole is either of the two points on Earth where its axis of rotation intersects its surface.

• The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins.
• Covering approximately 63 million square miles and containing more than half of the free water on Earth, the Pacific is by far the largest of the world's ocean basins.

• Some names of the days of the week like Ravivar, Mangalvar, Shukravar, and Shanivar are derived from heavenly bodies like the Sun, Mars, Venus, and Saturn.
• These names come from the ancient beliefs about the planets and their influence on our lives.

India is not a part of the continent of Europe. It is actually a part of the continent of Asia. Continents are very large areas of land, and each continent is made up of different countries. So, India is a part of Asia, which is one of the seven continents in the world.

• The imaginary line that runs through India at approximately 23.5° North latitude is called the Tropic of Cancer.
• This line is one of the major circles of latitude on Earth and marks the most northerly position at which the sun can appear directly overhead.
• The Tropic of Cancer passes through several countries, including India, and is significant for understanding Earth's geography and climate zones.

Pondicherry, in India, is situated near the latitude 12° N. This means it is close to the imaginary line drawn around the Earth at 12 degrees north of the Equator.