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WorksheetsMotions of the Earth
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
_________ is the movement of the Earth on its axis
Rotation
Revolution
None
The plane formed by the orbit is known as ______
Earth plane
Axis plane
Orbital plane
Due to the _____ shape of the earth, it gets half of the light from sun at a time.
Spherical
Square
Circle
The circle that divides the day from the night on the globe is called _________
Circle of day and night
Circle of Rotation
Circle of illumination
The period of rotation of earth is known as ________
Earth day
Earth hour
Earth week
The portion of the earth that faces the sun experiences _________
Night
Day
None
We consider a year as 365 days and ignore ____ hours for our convenience
5
6
7
Summer Solstice occurs on ________
21st June
21st March
21st December
Six hours saved every year are added to make one day over a span of ________ years
2
3
4
Earth goes around the Sun in an ______ orbit
spherical
elliptical
zig zag
A year is usually divided into _____ seasons
2
3
4
Seasons change due to the ________ of our earth
Rotation
Revolution
Both
On 21st June sun rays directly fall on _________
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
In _______ season we experience longer days and shorter nights
Summer
Monsoon
Winter
On 23rd September it is _______ season in the Northern Hemisphere
Autumn
Spring
Summer
On _________ the whole earth experiences equal days and equal nights
Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Equinox
Winter Solstice occurs on __________
21st June
22nd December
23rd September
