Geography Ch.3 : Motion of the Earth

The movement of the earth around the sun is known as

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Inclination

• Solstice

Direct rays of the sun fall on the equator on

• 21 March

• 21 June

• 22 December.

• 23 September

Christmas is celebrated in summer in

• Japan

• India

• Australia

• Nepal

The cycle of the seasons is caused due to

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Gravitation

• Force

The axis of the earth is a/an……………..

• imaginary line

• straight line

• curved line

• real line.

The earth receives light from the ……………

• Sun

• Moon

• Star

• Tube light

The time taken by the earth to complete one rotation around its axis is…………………

• 12 hours

• 18 hours

• 24 hours

• 48 hours

The earth completes one revolution in ……………

• 365 days

• 366 days

• 365 and 1/4 days

• 366 and 1/4 days

It is spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere on.......

• 23rd September

• 21st March

• 22nd December

• 21st June.

How many motions does earth has......

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 1