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WorksheetsSOLSTICE AND EQUINOX
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Direct rays of the sun fall on the Tropic of Cancer on
21st March
21st June
23rd September
22nd December
On which of the following days the day and night are of equal duration throughout the world?
28th March and 21st September
21st March and 23rd September
21st June and 23rd December
23rd March and 22nd December
During the month of June ______ is inclined towards the sun.
Moon
Earth
South Pole
North Pole
Which of the following places has equal day and night throughout the year?
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
The changes in the seasons is due to
Rotation
Revolution
Tilt of the axis
All the three
When the sun rays fall vertically on the Tropics, it is known as __________.
Equinox
Solstice
During the equinoxes, the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's axis. Which of the following depicts a perpendicular angle?
Why is summer warmer than winter?
The hemisphere experiencing summer is tilted more directly toward the sun
During summer, the entire planet is closer to the sum
The sun radiates more energy during the summer
The earth spins slower on its axis during the summer
