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Worksheetsmotion of the eath
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Motion of the earth on its axis in about 24 hours is called
revolution
rotation
Both (a) and (b)
none of these
The change of seasons is caused due to ___
Movement of the sun
Spherical shape of the earth
Revolution
Rotation
Which of the following is called the land of the midnight sun
Sydney in Australia
North cape in Norway
Tokyo in Japan
Mumbai in India
At what speed does earth rotate per hour at the Equator
2600 km per hour
3600 km per hour
1600 km per hour
4600 km per hour
At what angle is the axis of the earth tilted to the vertical plane ?
66 1/2 Degrees
32 1/2 Degrees
23 1/2 Degrees
13 1/2 Degrees
What is the distance of the Earth when it is nearest to the sun
152 million km
162 million km
174 million km
147 million km
When do you have the Autumn Equinox
13 September
23 September
23 November
13 November
When do you have the Spring Equinox
12 March
23 March
21 March
22 March
The tropic of Capricorn receives the direct rays of the sun on
21 June
22 December
23 September
21 March
The period of diffused light before sunrise is called
Evening
Twilight
Dusk
Dawn
The fixed elliptical path along which the earth revolves is called
Axis
Tilt
Orbit
Radius
A leap year has
365 1/4th days
366 days 6 hours
365 days
366 days
