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Motions of the Earth

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ is the movement of the Earth on its axis

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

None

2.

The plane formed by the orbit is known as ______

a)

Earth plane

b)

Axis plane

c)

Orbital plane

3.

Due to the _____ shape of the earth, it gets half of the light from sun at a time.

a)

Spherical

b)

Square

c)

Circle

4.

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

a)

Circle of day and night

b)

Circle of Rotation

c)

Circle of illumination

5.

The period of rotation of earth is known as ________

a)

Earth day

b)

Earth hour

c)

Earth week

6.

The portion of the earth that faces the sun experiences _________

a)

Night

b)

Day

c)

None

7.

We consider a year as 365 days and ignore ____ hours for our convenience

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

8.

Summer Solstice occurs on ________

a)

21st June

b)

21st March

c)

21st December

9.

Six hours saved every year are added to make one day over a span of ________ years

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

10.

Earth goes around the Sun in an ______ orbit

a)

spherical

b)

elliptical

c)

zig zag

11.

A year is usually divided into _____ seasons

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

12.

Seasons change due to the ________ of our earth

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Both

13.

On 21st June sun rays directly fall on _________

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

14.

In _______ season we experience longer days and shorter nights

a)

Summer

b)

Monsoon

c)

Winter

15.

On 23rd September it is _______ season in the Northern Hemisphere

a)

Autumn

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

16.

On _________ the whole earth experiences equal days and equal nights

a)

Summer Solstice

b)

Winter Solstice

c)

Equinox

17.

Winter Solstice occurs on __________

a)

21st June

b)

22nd December

c)

23rd September