Movements of the Earth

The spinning of the earth on its axis is ______________________.

• revolution

• rotation              

• constellation     

• imagination

It is an imaginary line that passes through the center of the earth.

• revolution

• rotation

• axis       

• imagination

The Earth takes __________ to complete a rotation.

• 24 hours

• 8 hours

• 19 hours

• 23 hours

It is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into two halves- the part having day and the part having night.

• revolution

• rotation

• axis                      

• Circle of Illumination

It is a force created by the rotation of Earth.

• Coriolis force

• rotation

• axis       

• Circle of Illumination

The rise and fall of sea water twice a day is known as _____________.

• Coriolis force

• tides     

• axis       

• Circle of Illumination

The movement of the Earth around the Sun, along a fixed path, is called ________________.

• revolution

• rotation              

• constellation     

•  imagination

The Earth takes ___________ and 6 hours to complete one revolution around the sun.

• 300 days

• 365 and ¼ days

• 100 and ½ days

•  364 days

The main result of revolution is the occurrence of ___________.

• seasons

• weather

• constellation     

•  imagination

It means equal nights.

• seasons               

• weather

• equinox               

• imagination