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Motions of the Earth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Every five years, February is of 29 days instead of 28 days.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Days and nights occur due to …………… of the earth.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Elliptical orbit

3.

The sun’s rays fall vertically at the Tropic of…………….. on 22nd December.

a)

cancer

b)

Capricorn

4.

The axis of the earth is a/an…

a)

straight line

b)

curved line

c)

imaginary line

5.

Direct rays of the sun fall on the equator on

a)

21 June

b)

21 March

c)

22 December.

6.

Christmas is celebrated in summer in

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

Australia

7.

The cycle of the seasons is caused due to

a)

Gravitation

b)

Revolution

c)

Rotation

8.

The circle that divides the day from night in the globe is called the

a)

Earthday

b)

Circle of Illumination

c)

Motion

9.

the longest Day and Shortest night occur on 21st June.

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Southern hemisphere

c)

Eastern hemisphere

d)

western hemisphere

10.

The earth completes one revolution in

a)

366 1/4 days.

b)

365 1/4 days

c)

356 1/4 days