This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 6 > Geography > Motions Of The Earth > Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Peri is a ..... word A) Greek. B) German. C) Arabic. D) Irish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greek. 2. Axis is a/an ..... line. A) Imaginary. B) Path. C) Transparent. D) Coloured. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imaginary. 3. The northern hemisphere experiences summer while the southern hemisphere experiences ..... A) Spring. B) Winter. C) Autumn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 4. Cycle of seasons is caused due to ..... A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Orbital Plane. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolution. 5. The Earth's axis is inclined to the Earth's orbit around the sun at an angle about ..... A) 231/2 degrees. B) 661/2 degrees. C) 241/2 degrees. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 661/2 degrees. 6. During the full moon and new moon phases, A) Ebb tides. B) Spring tides occur. C) High tide occurs. D) An earth eclipse occurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spring tides occur. 7. The earth completes one revolution in ..... A) 365 days 4 hours. B) 365 days 6 hours. C) 365 days 5 hours. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 365 days 6 hours. 8. The earth takes about ..... to complete one rotation around its axis. A) 22 Hours. B) 26 Hours. C) 24 Hours. D) Non Of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24 Hours. 9. Christmas is celebrated in summer in A) Australia. B) India. C) England. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia. 10. Revolution causes A) Seasons. B) Day and night. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seasons. 11. The movement of the earth on its axis is known as A) Rotation. B) Equinox. C) Inclination. D) Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 12. The perioed of one rotation of earth is known as A) Sun day. B) Earth day. C) Moon day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth day. 13. The amount of time it takes the moon to make one complete rotation and revolution is A) 24 hours. B) 31 days. C) One year. D) 27 and 1/3 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 27 and 1/3 days. 14. When do the longest day and the shortest night occur in the northern hemisphere? A) December 22. B) June 21. C) September 23. D) March 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) June 21. 15. The plane formed by the orbit is known ..... A) Orbital Plane. B) Rotation. C) Circle. D) Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Orbital Plane. 16. The axis of the earth is an ..... line A) Real. B) Curved. C) Straight. D) Imaginary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imaginary. 17. Which month has an extra day in a leap year? A) July. B) August. C) January. D) February. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) February. 18. The longest Day and Shortest night occur on 21st June. A) Eastern hemisphere. B) Northern hemisphere. C) Western hemisphere. D) Southern hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern hemisphere. 19. Which month has one extra day in the leap year A) August. B) December. C) February. D) January. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) February. 20. ..... change due to the change in the position of earth around the sun A) Rotation. B) Day and night. C) Seasons. D) Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seasons. 21. Which statement about a leap year is incorrect? A) One extra day is added in February. B) February has 28 days. C) It has 366 days in a year. D) It comes in every fourth year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) February has 28 days. 22. The shape of the Earth is A) Rectangular. B) Oblate Spheroid. C) Flat. D) Triangular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oblate Spheroid. 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 ..... A) An Equinox. B) An Axis. C) An Earth. D) An Orbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An Equinox. 24. The movement of the earth on its axis is A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Gravitation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 25. The following are effects of rotation EXCEPT: A) Days and Nights. B) Equinoxes. C) Suitable temperature for life. D) Sunsets and Sunrises. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equinoxes. 26. The annual movement of the earth around the sun A) Revolution. B) Orbit. C) Rotation. D) Inclination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revolution. 27. As you move east from one time zone to the next, you move your watch A) Back one hour. B) Back one day. C) Ahead one day. D) Ahead one hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ahead one hour. 28. DIRECT RAYS OF THE SUN FALL ON THE EQUATOR ON A) 21 MARCH. B) 21 JUNE. C) 22 DECEMBER. D) NONE OF ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 21 MARCH. 29. What is the circle that divides the Earth into day and night called? A) Circle of Light. B) The Day and Night Circle. C) Circle of Illumination. D) Sphere of Illumination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circle of Illumination. 30. The time of the day just before sunrise is known as ..... A) Noon. B) Twilight. C) Dawn. D) Dusk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dawn. 31. The movement of the Earth around the Sun in fixed path or orbit is called ..... A) Circular cycle. B) Revolution. C) Resolution. D) Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolution. 32. Which of the following is not a planet of the sun? A) Earth. B) Saturn. C) Mercury. D) Sirius. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sirius. 33. The diffuse light after sunset is known as dusk A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. When do longest day and shortest night occure in northern hemisphere A) 22 December. B) 21 june. C) 21 march. D) 23 September. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 21 june. 35. These are short periods of climatic changes caused by the amount of solar radiation an area receives. A) Season. B) Weather. C) Climate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Season. 36. When is the longest day? A) January 21. B) March 21. C) June 21. D) December 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) June 21. 37. When it is 7.30 pm on August 16 in Greenwich, it is ..... (time) on ..... (date) in Chennai. A) 3:00am, 16 August. B) 1:00 am, 17 August. C) 12:30 pm 16 August. D) 1pm, 18 August. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1:00 am, 17 August. 38. Antarctica experiences six months of complete darkness during winter. What is the best explanation of this occurrence? A) Earth's tilt. B) Sun's distance from Earth. C) Earth's rotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth's tilt. 39. What would happen if our earth stops its rotation? A) Cold conditions on earth's half portion. B) Warm conditions on earth's another half portion. C) No life possible in such extreme conditions. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 40. The period of rotation of earth is known as ..... A) Earth day. B) Earth hour. C) Earth week. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth day. 41. On 21st June sun rays directly fall on ..... A) Equator. B) Tropic of Cancer. C) Tropic of Capricorn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropic of Cancer. 42. Days and nights occur due to ..... of the earth. A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Elliptical orbit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 43. What is the reason for the occurrence of different seasons? A) F) The distance from the Earth to the Sun. B) E) Earth's tilt on its axis. C) A) Earth's revolution around the Sun. D) G) The rotation of the Earth on its axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A) Earth's revolution around the Sun. 44. What is the Earth's tilt in degrees? A) 28.5 degrees. B) 25.3 degrees. C) 23.5 degrees. D) 32.5 degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23.5 degrees. 45. In ..... season we experience longer days and shorter nights A) Summer. B) Monsoon. C) Winter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer. 46. In March, it is the ..... season in the northern hemisphere. A) Spring. B) Summer. C) Winter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spring. 47. AN IMAGINARY LINE MAKES AN ANGLE OF ..... degrees with its orbital plane. A) 66.25. B) 65. C) 66. D) 66.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 66. 48. The spinning of the Earth around its own axis is known as A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 49. The season in Northern Hemisphere while Winter Solstice is ..... A) Spring. B) Autumn. C) Summer. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winter. 50. The wet and swampy belt of northern regions is known locally as? A) Bhabhar. B) Terai. C) Doab. D) Break. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terai. 51. A proof of rotation is A) Day and Night. B) Seasons. C) Constellations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Day and Night. 52. On ..... the whole earth experiences equal days and equal nights A) Summer Solstice. B) Winter Solstice. C) Equinox. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equinox. 53. When do you have the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere A) 21 March. B) 20 March. C) 12 March. D) 23 March. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 21 March. 54. The movement around the sun is called A) Motion. B) Inclination. C) Revolution. D) Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revolution. 55. When is a Summer Solstice? A) 10th January. B) 22nd December. C) 19th May. D) 21st June. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 21st June. 56. The Earth's orbit around the Sun is completely round. A) Somehow true. B) No idea. C) True. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False. 57. Motion of the earth around the sun is called A) Revolution. B) Rotation. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revolution. 58. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is A) Closest to Earth. B) Shining directly over the Tropic of Cancer, the point farthest north it will ever be. C) Shining directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, the point farthest south it will ever be. D) Directly over the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shining directly over the Tropic of Cancer, the point farthest north it will ever be. 59. The ..... separates the lit part of the Earth from the dark half: A) Orbit. B) Equator. C) Axis. D) Circle of Illumination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circle of Illumination. 60. 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