Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Peri is a ..... word
2. Axis is a/an ..... line.
3. The northern hemisphere experiences summer while the southern hemisphere experiences .....
4. Cycle of seasons is caused due to .....
5. The Earth's axis is inclined to the Earth's orbit around the sun at an angle about .....
6. During the full moon and new moon phases,
7. The earth completes one revolution in .....
8. The earth takes about ..... to complete one rotation around its axis.
9. Christmas is celebrated in summer in
10. Revolution causes
11. The movement of the earth on its axis is known as
12. The perioed of one rotation of earth is known as
13. The amount of time it takes the moon to make one complete rotation and revolution is
14. When do the longest day and the shortest night occur in the northern hemisphere?
15. The plane formed by the orbit is known .....
16. The axis of the earth is an ..... line
17. Which month has an extra day in a leap year?
18. The longest Day and Shortest night occur on 21st June.
19. Which month has one extra day in the leap year
20. ..... change due to the change in the position of earth around the sun
21. Which statement about a leap year is incorrect?
22. The shape of the Earth is
23. On 21st March and September 23rd, direct rays of the sun fall on the equator. At this position, neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun; so, the whole earth experiences equal days and equal nights.This is called .....
24. The movement of the earth on its axis is
25. The following are effects of rotation EXCEPT:
26. The annual movement of the earth around the sun
27. As you move east from one time zone to the next, you move your watch
28. DIRECT RAYS OF THE SUN FALL ON THE EQUATOR ON
29. What is the circle that divides the Earth into day and night called?
30. The time of the day just before sunrise is known as .....
31. The movement of the Earth around the Sun in fixed path or orbit is called .....
32. Which of the following is not a planet of the sun?
33. The diffuse light after sunset is known as dusk
34. When do longest day and shortest night occure in northern hemisphere
35. These are short periods of climatic changes caused by the amount of solar radiation an area receives.
36. When is the longest day?
37. When it is 7.30 pm on August 16 in Greenwich, it is ..... (time) on ..... (date) in Chennai.
38. Antarctica experiences six months of complete darkness during winter. What is the best explanation of this occurrence?
39. What would happen if our earth stops its rotation?
40. The period of rotation of earth is known as .....
41. On 21st June sun rays directly fall on .....
42. Days and nights occur due to ..... of the earth.
43. What is the reason for the occurrence of different seasons?
44. What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?
45. In ..... season we experience longer days and shorter nights
46. In March, it is the ..... season in the northern hemisphere.
47. AN IMAGINARY LINE MAKES AN ANGLE OF ..... degrees with its orbital plane.
48. The spinning of the Earth around its own axis is known as
49. The season in Northern Hemisphere while Winter Solstice is .....
50. The wet and swampy belt of northern regions is known locally as?
51. A proof of rotation is
52. On ..... the whole earth experiences equal days and equal nights
53. When do you have the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere
54. The movement around the sun is called
55. When is a Summer Solstice?
56. The Earth's orbit around the Sun is completely round.
57. Motion of the earth around the sun is called
58. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is
59. The ..... separates the lit part of the Earth from the dark half:
60. The speed of rotation at any point along the Equator is approximately