Exploring Earth's Hemispheres
A Grade 2 science worksheet to introduce students to the concept of Earth's hemispheres, including the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Hemispheres.
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Exploring Earth's Hemispheres
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions will ask you to look at the picture of Earth.
Our Earth can be divided into halves called hemispheres. There are four main hemispheres: the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere, the Eastern Hemisphere, and the Western Hemisphere.
1. The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called the .
2. The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is called the .
3. Which hemisphere is above the Equator?
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
4. Which hemisphere is to the right of the Prime Meridian?
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
5. The Equator runs from top to bottom on a globe.
True
False
6. The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
True
False
7. Name two continents that are completely in the Northern Hemisphere.
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