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Geography Motions of the Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Day and night occur due to ____ of the earth

a)

Orbit

b)

Revolution

c)

Rotation

d)

Revolution

2.

The earth recieves light from the ____

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Planets

d)

Meteors

3.

The plane formed by the ___ is called orbital plane

a)

Orbit

b)

Axis

c)

Globe

d)

Day

4.

The period of rotation is called -------

a)

Equinox

b)

Earth day

c)

Seasons

d)

Leap year

5.

------- change due to the change in the position of earth around the sun

a)

Rotation

b)

Day and night

c)

Seasons

d)

Revolution

6.

The circle that divides the day from night on the globe is called -------

(a)  

7.

The sun's rays fall vertically at the Tropic of ---------- on 22 December.

(a)  

8.

The earth completes one revolution in -------- days

(a)  

9.

Christmas is celebrated in summer in -------

(a)  

10.

Days are shorter during -------- season

(a)  

11.

A leap year has ---- number of days

a)

367

b)

365

c)

364

d)

366

12.

The axis of the earth is an --------- line

a)

Curved

b)

Imaginary

c)

Straight

d)

Real

13.

Direct rays of the sun fall on the equator on ------

a)

21 june

b)

22 December

c)

21 March

d)

22 September

14.

------- means equal days and equal nights

(a)  

15.

The earth is going around the sun in an --------- orbit

(a)