Answer the questions

The axial (daily) rotation of the Earth affects many processes occurring on the planet: the direction of water flows, winds, and even the shape of our planet. The Earth has a slightly flattened shape, it is because of the rotations around its axis. However, if you look at the Earth from space, its flatness is not noticeable to the naked eye.

In what area of the surface is the Earth flattened?

• At the poles
• At the equator
• At the tropics

What changes due to the axial rotation of the Earth?

• Day and night
• The seasons
• Months

What would happen if the Earth stopped rotating on its own axis?

• There would be endless darkness
• On one side of the planet, it would be eternal day, on the other, the kingdom of cold and darkness
• The eternal day and a heat wave