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Edexcel GCSE Astronomy Topic 1 Planet Earth overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What is the precise name for the shape of the Earth?

  2. Why does the Earth bulge at the equator?

  3. Which is the correct order of the Earth's internal divisions from the surface inwards?

  4. What is the state of the Earth's outer core?

  5. The mean diameter of the Earth is 13000 km. What is its approximate circumference?

  6. What does latitude measure?

  7. What is the latitude of the North Pole?

  8. Which reference line passes through Greenwich and marks 0 degrees longitude?

  9. What is skyglow (light pollution)?

  10. What causes the twinkling (seeing) of stars?

  11. Why does the daytime sky appear blue?

  12. For an observer, the altitude of the celestial pole above the horizon is equal to what?