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 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the Earth is far away from the sun is called A) APELION. B) Leap year. C) Equinox. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) APELION. 2. All are effects of revolution EXCEPT: A) Days and Nights. B) Equinoxes. C) Seasons. D) Solstices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Days and Nights. 3. What is it called when the Earth moves around its Axis? A) Axising. B) Revolution. C) Rest. D) Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rotation. 4. The axis of the earth is always inclined in the same direction. A) False. B) True. C) I dont know. D) Depends on gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 5. Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky during the day? A) The Earth revolves around the Sun. B) The Sun rotates on its axis. C) The Sun revolves around the Earth. D) The Earth rotates on its axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Earth rotates on its axis. 6. 1day of the leap year is added in which month? A) May. B) December. C) February. D) January. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) February. 7. The position of the Earth in its orbit on 21 march and 23 September is known as. A) Tropics. B) Solstices. C) Equinoxes. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equinoxes. 8. Russia extends over ..... time zones. A) 14. B) 10. C) 12. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 11. 9. The earth takes ..... to complete one rotation. A) 1440 hours. B) 360 hours. C) 24 hours. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24 hours. 10. How many motions of Earth are there? A) 3. B) 2. C) 7. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 11. The movement of the Earth on it's own axis is called A) Axis. B) Revolution. C) Circle of illumination. D) Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rotation. 12. Flowing air and water are diverted from the north-south direction to an east-west direction because of the earth's rotation. The diversion of direction is called the Coriolis Effect. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 13. The planet with the longest revolution is: A) Jupiter. B) Earth. C) Mars. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neptune. 14. The fixed elliptical path along which the earth revolves is called A) Axis. B) Radius. C) Orbit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orbit. 15. Changes of seasons occur on earth due to A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) None of these. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolution. 16. It is spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere on ..... A) 21st March. B) 23rd September. C) 22nd December. D) 21st June. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 21st March. 17. Due to spherical shape of the Earth only ..... of it gets light of the Sun. A) One-fifth. B) Three-fourth. C) One-Forth. D) Half. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Half. 18. Which latitude receives direct sunlight on 22nd December? A) Tropic of Aquarius. B) Tropic of Leo. C) Tropic of Virgo. D) D) Tropic of Capricorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D) Tropic of Capricorn. 19. Spinning of the earth on its own axis is called A) Revolution. B) Rotation. C) Orbit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rotation. 20. What is the longest day of the year called? A) Summer solstice. B) Autumnal equinox. C) Spring equinox. D) Winter solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer solstice. 21. The time difference between Greenwich and India is ..... A) 2 hr 30 min. B) 4 hr 30 min. C) 3 hr 30 min. D) 5 hr 30 min. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 hr 30 min. 22. The phenomenon of change of seasons is caused due to A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolution. 23. Northern hemisphere experiences longest day on A) 21st March. B) 23rd September. C) 22nd December. D) 21st june. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 21st june. 24. How long does the Earth take to complete one rotation? A) 36 hours. B) 24 hours. C) 48 hours. D) 12 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 24 hours. 25. N which season Christmas is celebrated in Australia? A) Summer. B) Winter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer. 26. Earth takes 365 days & 6 hours while Mars takes more than 686 days to complete one revolution A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. How do we experience day and night on Earth? A) Day and night are caused by the Earth's orbit around the Moon. B) The Sun moves around the Earth, causing day and night. C) Day and night are determined by the position of the stars in the sky. D) The Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night. 28. THE MOVEMENT OF THE EARTH AROUND THE SUN IS KNOWN AS A) ROTATION. B) REVOLUTION. C) INCLINATION. D) NON OF ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REVOLUTION. 29. When there is summer in the northern hemisphere, it is spring in he southern hemisphere. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. What speed does the earth revolve at? A) 70, 103 mph. B) 66, 627 mph. C) 63, 941 mph. D) 44, 397 mph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 66, 627 mph. 31. Value of perihelion A) 147.5 million km. B) 147 million km. C) 146 million km. D) 152 million km. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 147 million km. 32. The rise and fall of tides is due to A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Perihelion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 33. What causes the change in seasons on Earth? A) Axial tilt and orbit around the sun. B) The movement of tectonic plates. C) The Earth's magnetic field. D) The rotation of the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial tilt and orbit around the sun. 34. Motion of the earth around the sun is known as A) Revolution. B) Rotation. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revolution. 35. Summer days are hotter than winter days because in summer ..... A) Earth is closer to the sun. B) The sun gives off more energy. C) Earth northern axis is tilted toward the sun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth northern axis is tilted toward the sun. 36. One Earth day is of ..... hours A) 12. B) 22. C) 16. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24. 37. The circle that divide day from the night on the globe is called as ..... A) Circle of Illumination. B) Circle of Solar Plane. C) Circle of Division. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circle of Illumination. 38. As large portion of the Northern Hemisphere receives light from sun, it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. A) Winter Solstice. B) Circle of illumination. C) Summer Solstice. D) Equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summer Solstice. 39. A year is usually divided into A) Two seasons. B) Four seasons. C) Three seasons. D) One season. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four seasons. 40. In which direction does the Sun set? A) East. B) West. C) South. D) North. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West. 41. When the whole earth experiences equal days and equal nights are called? A) Winter Solstice. B) Elliptical Orbit. C) Summer Solstice. D) Equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equinox. 42. What causes deflection in the winds and ocean currents A) Rotation. B) Tides. C) Revolution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 43. What is the motion of the earth around the sun known as? A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Equinox. D) Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolution. 44. The Earth takes about ..... hours to complete one rotation. A) 24. B) 10. C) 30. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 24. 45. The part which faces the sun has- A) Night. B) Day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Day. 46. When is the earth said to be at perihelion? A) When the earth is farthest to the Sun. B) When the earth is farthest to the moon. C) When the earth is nearest to the Sun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the earth is nearest to the Sun. 47. The Winter Solstice occurs on: A) 20th December. B) 21st September. C) 22nd March. D) B) 22nd December. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B) 22nd December. 48. It takes earth approximately ..... time to revolve around the sun A) 346. B) 365. C) 364. D) 356. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 365. 49. State true or false-Northern hemisphere experiences summer in the summer solstice and winter in the winter solstice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees on its axis A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. Earth revolves at a rate of A) 1 degree per day. B) 24 degrees per day. C) 360 degrees per day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 degree per day. 52. The line that divides the Earth into equal halves. A) Circle of illumination. B) Orbital plane. C) Aixs. D) Axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axis. 53. The circle that divides the day and night on the globe A) Orbital plane. B) Circle of illumination. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circle of illumination. 54. Earth has seasons because A) It rotates on its axis exposing 1/2 to sunlight and 1/2 to darkness. B) Its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun leading to a differential of direct sunlight. C) The distance between Earth and the sun changes; when we are closer, we are hotter. D) The temperature of the sun changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun leading to a differential of direct sunlight. 55. In what direction does the Sun appear to rise every morning? A) North. B) South. C) East. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) East. 56. What happens during a Leap year? A) The Earth is closest day to the Sun. B) An additional day is added to February. C) The days are longest during a Leap Year. D) The days and nights are of equal length. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An additional day is added to February. 57. What is the distance of the Earth when it is nearest to the sun A) 147 million km. B) 152 million km. C) 174 million km. D) 162 million km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 147 million km. 58. On which two dates do equinoxes occur? A) March 21 and September 23. B) June 21 and December 21. C) April 1 and October 1. D) March 15 and September 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) March 21 and September 23. 59. The point in the orbit of the Earth when it is nearest to the sun A) Perihelion. B) Solstice. C) APELION. D) Equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perihelion. 60. Earth is titled at a angle of A) 24.5$^\circ$. B) 23.5$^\circ$. C) 22$^\circ$. D) 24$^\circ$. 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