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WorksheetsSST-GEOGRAPHY-CH-3-MOTIONS OF EARTH
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
WHAT IS CALLED AS THE MOVEMENT OF THE EARTH ON IT'S OWN AXIS
REVOLUTION
ROTATION
THE IMAGINARY LINE THAT DIVIDES EARTH INTO TWO HALVES IS KNOWN AS
EQUATOR
AXIS
THE EARTH AXIS IS TILTED AT AN ANGLE OF
66 AND A HALF DEGREE
65 AND A HALF DEGREE
THE LINE THAT GOES FROM NORTH POLE TO SOUTH POLE THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE EARTH IS KNOWN AS
AXIS
EQUATOR
HOW MUCH TIME EARTH TAKES TO COMPLETE ONE ROTATION
24 HOURS 57 MINUTES 7 SECONDS
23 HOURS 56 MINUTES 6 SECONDS
EARTH MOVES ROUND IT'S AXIS AT A SPEED OF
1,555 KM
1,666 KM
WHEN WINTER SOLISTICE OCCUR
22 DECEMBER
21 JUNE
WHEN DOES SUMMER SOLISTICE OCCUR
22 DECEMBER
21 JUNE
WE ALSO KNOW SPRING EQUINOX AS
VERNAL EQUINOX
AUTUMN EQUINOX
WHEN AUTUMN EQUINOX OCCUR
21 MARCH
23 SEPTEMBER
WHEN SPRING EQUINOX OCCUR
21 MARCH
23 SEPTEMBER
THE WORD EQUINOX MEANS
EQUAL DAYS
EQUAL NIGHTS
AN YEAR IS HAVING HOW MANY DAYS
365 DAYS 6 HOURS
365 DAYS 7 HOURS
IN A LEAP YEAR FEBRUARY IS HAVING
28 DAYS
29 DAYS
A LEAP YEAR IS HAVING
367 DAYS
366 DAYS
ORBIT OF EARTH IS
ELLEPTICAL
CIRCULAR
SEASONS OCCUR DUE TO
TWO FACTORS
THREE FACTORS
DISTANCE OF ONE ROTATION
44,444 KM
40,000 KM
THE NORTHERN PART OF EARTH IS KNOWN AS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE EARTH IS KNOWN AS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
