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WorksheetsMotions of the earth
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Earth has how many types of motions?
2
4
3
8
The circle that divides the day and night on the globe is called ——
Earth day
Axis
Orbit
Circle of illumination
Christmas is celebrated in summers in—-
(a)
How much time does the earth takes to complete 1 revolution?
365 days 6 hours
365 days
366 days
366 days 6 hours
Orbit is a —— line.
Imaginary
coloured
Transparent
Path
In summer solstice the direct sunlight falls on
Tropic of Capricorn
Southern Hemisphere
Tropic of Cancer
In the winter solstice the direct sunlight falls on
southern Hemisphere
Northern hemisphere
Tropic of Cancer
Seasons change due to
Revolution
Rotation
Circle of illumination
When does the direct rays of the sun fall on the equator?
25th December
21st June
22nd December
21st March
When does the whole earth experiences equal day and night?
Summer solstice
Winter solstice
Equinox
State True or False-
Summer solstice happens on 22nd December while winter solstice happens on 21st June .
True
False
Why do we ignore 6 hours as a part of earth’s revolution
For fun
For no reason
To make our counting convenient
A leap year has how many days?
366
366 days and 6 hours
365
365 days and 6 hours
State true or false-
Northern hemisphere experiences summer in the summer solstice and winter in the winter solstice.
True
False
Which month has one extra day in the leap year
August
January
February
December
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
Spring
Fall
Imagine: It's Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. What will happening in the Southern Hemisphere
It will experience the Autumnal Equinox
It will experience the Vernal Equinox
It will experience the Winter Solstice
None of the options
Northern hemisphere experiences longest day on
21st june
23rd September
22nd December
21st March
Antarctica experiences six months of complete darkness during winter. What is the best explanation of this occurrence?
Earth’s tilt
Sun’s distance from Earth
Earth's rotation
The apparent rising and setting of the sun as seen from the Earth are caused by the _________
Rotation of the Sun
Revolution of the sun
Rotation of the Earth
Summer days are hotter than winter days because in summer___
Earth is closer to the sun
The sun gives off more energy
Earth northern axis is tilted toward the sun
How many days does it take to go around the sun?
300 days
365 1/4 days
364 days
Daily Motion of Earth is
Revolution
Rotation
Illumination
Centralization
On _______ and _______ direct rays of Sun fall on Equator
21 June and 21 March
21 March and September 23
22 December and 23 September
