This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 6 > Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. The line that divides the Earth into equal halves. A) Aixs. B) Circle of illumination. C) Axis. D) Orbital plane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axis. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. In what direction does the Sun appear to rise every morning? A) North. B) East. C) West. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) East. 7. 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. 8. What is the distance of the Earth when it is nearest to the sun A) 152 million km. B) 162 million km. C) 174 million km. D) 147 million km. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 147 million km. 9. 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. 10. The point in the orbit of the Earth when it is nearest to the sun A) Perihelion. B) APELION. C) Equinox. D) Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perihelion. 11. Earth is titled at a angle of A) 22$^\circ$. B) 23.5$^\circ$. C) 24.5$^\circ$. D) 24$^\circ$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23.5$^\circ$. 12. Rotation causes A) Seasons. B) Day and Night. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Day and Night. 13. Why do seasons change on the earth? A) Due to change in the position of the earth around the sun. B) Due to no change in the earth's position. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due to change in the position of the earth around the sun. 14. It is the farthest from the sun at 152 million kilometers when it is in its orbit's ..... A) APELION. B) Perihelion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) APELION. 15. Day and night occur due to ..... of the earth A) Orbit. B) Revolution. C) Rotation. D) Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rotation. 16. To complete one revolution the earth takes A) 365 days. B) 366 days. C) 3661/4 day. D) 3651/4 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3651/4 days. 17. March 21 is called A) Autumnal equinox. B) Spring equinox. C) Summer solstice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spring equinox. 18. If there is noon on one side of the earth, the opposite side will have- A) Morning. B) Evening. C) Mid-night. D) Twilight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mid-night. 19. On which date does the Summer Solstice occur? A) June 20th. B) July 1st. C) May 21st. D) June 21st. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) June 21st. 20. Rotation of the Earth causes ..... A) Day and Night. B) Seasons. C) Weeks. D) Months. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Day and Night. 21. 21 st March is called A) Spring equinox. B) Spinning. C) Summer solstice. D) Winter solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spring equinox. 22. In which season is Christmas celebrated in Australia? A) Winter. B) Autumn. C) Spring. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summer. 23. What is the name of the phenomenon when the Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer? A) Winter solstice. B) Summer solstice. C) Spring equinox. D) Autumnal equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer solstice. 24. What do June 21 and December 21 have in common? A) Equinox dates. B) The moon is full. C) Solstice dates. D) The cold fronts blow in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solstice dates. 25. The ..... receives direct rays of the sun. A) Poles. B) Equator. C) North pole. D) South pole. 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