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WorksheetsREVISION -GR6 TERM 1 GEOGRAPHY
Total questions: 108
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Asteroids are found between the orbits of :
Saturn and Jupiter
Mars and Jupiter
The Earth and Mars
A group of.............. forming various patterns is called a..................
Star, Constellation
Star, planet
Star, pole star
Planets do not have their own............ and...............
Heat, pressure
Pressure, light
Heat, light
,.................. is the closest celestial body to our Earth.
Sun
Mars
Moon
Full moon night occurs once in every :
15 days
20 days
A month
Which of the following is a galaxy?
Akash Ganga
Big bear
Saptarishi
Asteroids
Which of the following is made up of millions of Galaxies?
World
Solar System
Sun
Universe
The elliptical paths on which planets revolve around the Sun and satellites revolve around the planets are called............
Poles
Orbit
Galaxy
Universe
.............. Was the first man to step on the surface of the moon on 29 July 1969.
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Rakesh Sharma
Kalpana Chawla
Sunlight takes about (a) minutes to reach the ground.
(a) was a famous astronomer of ancient India.
'Sol' in Roman mythology is the (a) .
Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus have (a) around them.
Earth's shape is described as a (a) .
A celestial body that moves around a planet is called a (a)
A huge system of billions of stars, clouds of dust and gases is called a (a) .
The small pieces of rocks which move around the sun are called (a) .
The New moon night is called -
Amavasya
Krishna paksha
Summer solstice
None of these
Which one of the following terms is used for the Full Moon night?
Amavasya
Poornima
Equinox
Winter Solstice
Big Bear is an example of (a)
Asteroids are found between the orbits of
Mars and saturn
Saturn and Jupiter
Mars and Jupiter
Venus and Mars
The Sun is...................................km away from the Earth
140 million
160 million
150 million
110 million
Planets move around the Sun in a circular path.
True
False
Millions of galaxies form a (a)
Earth revolves around the Sun and the (a) revolves around the Earth.
What is the Position of Earth in the Solar system?
Earth is the last planet
It is the closest to the Sun
It is the third planet from the Sun
The sun. moon and everything else in the sky is called ______________
Galaxy
Solar system
Celestial bodies
Universe
Ben saw a shooting star. What did he actually see?
A meteor falling to Earth
A constellation falling to Earth
The moon breaking into pieces.
The earth is called a unique planet due to
neither too hot nor too cold
presence of air and water
oxygen, light supporting gas
all of these
The _______________or key explains the marks or symbols that
are used in a map.
sketch
legend
atlas
scale
A Person who makes/draws maps is
historian
geologist
archaeologist
cartographer
A representative drawing of the earth or a part of it on a flat surface
is called a:
map
sketch
plan
scale
atlas means
collection of stamps
collection of tools
collection of maps
collection of coins
A map that shows mountains, rivers, deserts, etc is called a:
political map
physical maps
thematic maps
climatic maps
A map that shows political boundaries, cities, towns, etc., is called a:
scale
sketch
thematic maps
political maps
The ratio between distance on the ground and distance on the
ground and distance on the map is called the:
scale
sketch
physical maps
aerial photograph
Maps showing the distribution of rice, sugarcane and wheat, etc, in
India are:
political maps
physical maps
thematic maps
sketches
What is this?
wind vane
compass
map key
karate weapon
There are _______ components of Map
2
5
3
1
The vertical line with an arrow at the top marked with N indicates the
South Direction
East Direction
North Direction
West Direction
When a large area is shown on a small map it is called
Large scale Map
Small Scale map
Short Scale Map
No Scale Map
Universal language of maps
conventional symbols
signs
directions
Some maps focus on specific information , they are
political maps
physical maps
Thematic maps
i
The blue colour in a map shows
mountains
plains
water
Identify the wrong statement
globes are spherical in shape
there are different types of globes
globes helps us to identify location
A scale is necessary
for a map
for a sketch
for symbols
When large areas like continents are shown, we use
large scale map
small scale map
Cardinal points are
intermediate directions
sub directions
major directions
NE,NW,SE,SW are known as ____________directions
CARDINAL
INTERMEDIATE
MAJOR
MANDATORY
____________give a lot of information in a limited space
LANDMARKS
BUILDINGS
SYMBOLS
CODES
Maps have a _________________language that can be understood by all
REGIONAL
UNIVERSAL
LOCAL
VERNACULAR
Which of the type of map is this?
Physical map
Political map
Road map
Useless map
A map's scale indicates that 1 cm equals 10 km. Two cities are 8 cm apart. How far apart are they in real life?
10 km
8 km
80 km
800 km
Click on the physical map
The direction arrow that says N is pointing towards _______ and is called the _____________ line
north, north
south, south
south, north
north, south
"Average annual rainfall map of India" is
Topographic map
General map
Thematic map
Physical map
Which one is easier to carry
Map
Globe
This is a conventional symbol for what ?
Canal
Tank
Well
Graveyard
This is a conventional symbol for what ?
Canal
Bridge
Chhatri
Tank
Which one is the symbol for unmetalled road ?
Which one is the symbol for tank ?
This picture represents which conventional symbol
bush
grass
tree
tank
This picture represents which conventional symbol
lake
water
dam
canal
This picture represents which conventional symbol
bushes
hills
graveyard
park
This picture represents which conventional symbol
church
temple
building
mosque
small scale maps gives more information than large scale maps
true
false
Identify this symbol
broad gauge
railway line
canal
level crossing
Sign used for Post and Telegraph office is
(a)
WHERE IS THE ELEPHANT?
NORTH
SOUTH
EAST
WEST
Which colour is used to show mountains on map.
green
yellow
brown
red
Day and night are caused by the earth's
shape
equator
rotation
revolution
The earth completes one rotation in about
22 hours
23 hours
24 hours
25 hours
The earth rotates on its axis from
north to south
east to west
south to north
west to east
A leap year has
365 days
365 1/4 days
364 days
366 days
When do you have the Autumn Equinox
13 September
23 September
23 November
13 November
When do you have the Spring Equinox
12 March
23 March
21 March
22 March
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
Spring
Fall
What is an equinox?
When the sun is directly above Earth's equator
When the moon is directly about the Earth's equator
When the sun is directly below the earth's equator
What happens during a Leap year?
The Earth is closest day to the Sun
An additional day is added to February
The days are longest during a Leap Year
The days and nights are of equal length
The _____________separates the lit part of the Earth from the dark half:
Axis
Circle of Illumination
Equator
Orbit
Northern hemisphere experiences longest day on
21st june
23rd September
22nd December
21st March
Christmas is celebrated in Australia in the
Winter season
Summer season
Autumn season
Spring season
The earth is going around the sun in an
Circular orbit
Elliptical orbit
Triangular orbit
Rectangular orbit
A year is usually divided into
Two seasons
Three seasons
One season
Four seasons
On 22nd December sun's rays are direct fall on
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic circle
On 21st june sun's rays are direct fall on
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic circle
Antarctica experiences six months of complete darkness during winter. What is the best explanation of this occurrence’s?
Earth’s tilt
Sun 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 Earth
Rotation of the Sun
Revolution of the sun
How many days does it take to go around the sun?
300 days
364 days
365 1/4 days
Seasons change due to the change in the position of the earth around the sun !
True
False
If 2020 was a leap year, which will be the next leap year :
2022
2023
2024
2025
If the Earth did not rotate the portion of the Earth facing the Sun would always experience-
Day
Darkness
Night
Twilight
The earth's axis makes an angle of ______ degrees from the vertical or perpendicular line.
23.5
66.5
82.5
What would happen if the earth stops rotating ?
Earth will become unhabitable
There would be no seasons
The part facing sun will always have day
The other part not facing the sun will always have night
On 22nd December, the ________ receives direct rays of the sun as the South Pole tilts towards it.
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Days are shorter during ---------- season.
(a)
The period of one rotation of the earth is known as?
the sun day
the moon day
the earth day
none of these
Revolution of earth with the tilt in axis, causes [more than one answer can be correct]
constant lengths of day and night
Varying length of day & dusk
Varying length of day & night
changing seasons
Longest day in southern hemisphere is called what in the northern hemisphere
Summer solstice
Winter solstice
Who has stated, "The earth is round and rotates on its own axis"?
B.R. Ambedkar
Aryabhatta
Christiano Ronaldo
M.S. Dhoni
The axis of the Earth which is an imaginary line makes an angle of 66 ½ with its (a)
(Type in caps lock)
Choose the correct statements:
The circle of illumination does not concide with the axis.
Earth takes 24 hours to complete one revolution.
The period of rotation is called earthday.
The motion on orbit is called revolution.
Poles experience 6 months day and 6 months night.
True
False
A- It is day in India when it is night in the other part of the world .
R - It is because of the revolution of earth
A is true but R is false
R is true but A is false
Both A and R are true
Both A and R are false
