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WorksheetsMOTIONS OF THE EARTH
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Time before the sun sets
a)
Twilight
b)
Dawn
c)
Morning
2.
The shape of the Earth's orbit
a)
Spherical
b)
Round
c)
elliptical
3.
22 December is known as
a)
Summer solstice
b)
Autumn Solsctice
c)
Winter solstice
4.
The rise and fall of tides is due to
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
perihelion
5.
March 21 is called
a)
Autumnal equinox
b)
spring equinox
c)
Summer solstice
6.
Time when the Sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricon
a)
Equinox
b)
Solstice
c)
Aphelion
7.
Sun is overhead on the equator on
a)
23 December
b)
23 September
c)
21 June
8.
The point in the orbit of the Earth when it is nearest to the sun
a)
Perihelion
b)
Aphelion
c)
Equinox
d)
Solstice
9.
Spinning of the earth on its own axis is called
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Orbit
10.
Seasons are caused by
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
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