The Motions of the Earth

The motion of the earth on its own axis is known as _________.

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

The earth's axis makes an angle of ______ degrees from the vertical or perpendicular line.

• 23.5

• 66.5

• 82.5

The earth completes one revolution in ________.

• 365 days 4 hours

• 365 days 6 hours

• 365 days 5 hours

On 21st June rays of the sun are vertical at __________.

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Antartic Circle

________ is a situation when sun rays falls vertically over the equator.

• Summe solstice

• Equinox

• Winter solstice

Select more than option-

On 22nd December position in Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere is known as __________ and _________.

• Summer solstice

• Vernal equinox

• Autumn equinox

• Winter solstice

The time period after sunset is known as ________.

• Dawn

• Night

• Dusk

A leap year consists of ________ days.

• 365

• 367

• 366

The North Pole has darkness for about six months from 23rd September to __________.

• 20th March

• 22nd March

• 21st March

Antartic Circle lies in ___________ hemisphere.

• Eastern

• Northern

• Southern