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Class 5 SST Question Answers - The Earth-Our World

Q1: What are the names of the days of the week derived from heavenly bodies?
Ans:
Sun (ravi), Mars (mangal), Venus (shukra), Saturn (shani)


Q2: Who proved that the Earth is round by sailing around it?
Ans: 
Magellan


Q3: Which continent is the largest?
Ans:
Asia


Q4: Which continent is made up entirely of islands?
Ans: 
Australia


Q5: What are the large masses of water on Earth called?
Ans: 
Oceans


Q6: Which ocean is named after a country?
Ans:
Indian Ocean


Q7: What is the name of the other oceans on Earth?
Ans:
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Southern Ocean


Q8: What is the term for smaller bodies of salty water?
Ans:
Sea


Q9: Which circles divide the globe into hemispheres?
Ans:
Latitudes


Q10: What is the latitude at which the Tropic of Cancer is located?
Ans:
23.5° N


Q11: What is the latitude at which the Tropic of Capricorn is located?
Ans:
23.5° S


Q12: Which meridian is taken as the reference point for longitudes?
Ans:
Prime Meridian


Q13: How many degrees of longitudes are there in total?
Ans:
180°


Q14: What are the squares formed by intersecting latitude and longitude lines called?
Ans: 
Grid


Q15: What determines the local time of a place?
Ans:
Meridian

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