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WorksheetsMotion of the earth
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 20mins
The movement of the earth around the sun is known as
Rotation
Revolution
Inclination
None
Direct rays of the Sun fall on Tropic of Capricorn
21 March
21 June
22 December
23rd September
Seasons are caused by
Rotation
Revolution
Inclination
None of these
The earth receives light from the
Moon
Sun
Meteors
Planets
Days are shorter during ______ season
Summer
Winter
Rainy Season
All of these
Christmas is celebrated in summer in
Japan
India
Australia
Europe
A leap year has ______ number of days.
366
365
365¼
367
The period between sunset and night is called
Dawn
Desk
Evening
Morning
To complete one rotation around its axis the earth takes
48 hours
24 hours
18 hours
12 hours
The daily motion of the Earth is
Rotation
Revolution
Inclination
None
The Sun's rays fall vertically on the tropic of ______ on 21st June
Cancer
Capricon
Equator
None
On the 21st March the Sun is over ahead at
Tropic of cancer
Tropic of capricon
Equator
Horse latitude
The imaginary line from pole to pole is called
Latitudes
Longitudes
Grid
None
The earth revolves around the sun in
365 days 6 hours
360 days 2 hours
240 days 1 hour
260 days 5 hours
The earth rotates from _______ to ________
East to West
West to East
South to North
North to South
In leap year, the surplus day is added in the month of
August
September
February
January
The sun at noon gives more heat because the sun's rays on the surface are
Vertical
Slanting
Horizontal
None
The longest day in the norther hemisphere
23rd September
21st June
22nd December
21st March
Our earth _______ around its axis
Rotates
Revolves
Constant
Fixed
A leap year has (a) number of days
The daily motion of the earth is (a)
The earth travels around the sun in (a) orbit
The sun's rays fall vertically on the tropic of (a) on 21st June
Days are shorter during (a) season
(a) is the movement of the earth on its axis
The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called (a)
The axis of the earth which is an imaginary line, makes an angle of 66½° with its (a)
The circle that divides the day from night on the globe is called (a)
The second motion of the earth around the sun in its orbit is called (a)
