This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 6 > Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The earth travels around the sun in an ..... orbit. A) Circular. B) Elliptical. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elliptical. 2. The Tropic of Cancer is located at ..... A) 23 1/2 $^\circ$ N. B) 66 1/2 $^\circ$ N. C) 23 1/2 $^\circ$S. D) 66 1/2 $^\circ$ S. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 23 1/2 $^\circ$ N. 3. Winter Solstice happens when A) Sun rays are vertical at the Tropic of Capricorn. B) Sun rays are vertical at Tropic of Cancer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun rays are vertical at the Tropic of Capricorn. 4. We experience this season when the Northern Hemisphere is located closest to the Sun? A) Spring. B) Summer. C) Fall. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winter. 5. The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of A) 23.5$^\circ$. B) 90$^\circ$. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 23.5$^\circ$. 6. How long does earth's rotation last? A) 90 hours. B) About 1 hour. C) 24 hours. D) 48 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24 hours. 7. The axis of the earth is tilted at an angle of A) 66 degrees. B) 45 degrees. C) 66 1/2 degrees. D) 180 degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 66 1/2 degrees. 8. Earth has how many types of motions? A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 9. At what speed does the earth rotate at the Equator? A) 1600 km per hour. B) 1200 km per hour. C) 1400 km per hour. D) 1800 km per hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1600 km per hour. 10. Earth takes ..... to complete one revolution around sun. A) 378 days. B) 48 Hrs. C) 24 Hrs. D) 365 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 365 days. 11. DEFINE WINTER SOLSTICE. A) IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE FROM 22ND DECEMBER SHORT DAY AND LONG NIGHT OCCUR. B) IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE FROM 22ND DECEMBER SHORT DAY AND LONG NIGHT OCCUR. C) IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE FROM 22ND DECEMBER SHORT DAY AND LONG NIGHT DONT OCCUR. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE FROM 22ND DECEMBER SHORT DAY AND LONG NIGHT OCCUR. 12. What is it called when the Earth moves on its Orbit? A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Orbiting. D) Motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolution. 13. Which of the following factors is NOT responsible for the phenomenon of seasons? A) Rotation of Earth. B) Revolution of Earth. C) Earth's Inclination. D) Gravitational pull of Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gravitational pull of Sun. 14. The earth rotates every A) 24 hours. B) 15 hours. C) 365 days. D) Hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 24 hours. 15. The ..... is tilted. A) Axis. B) Moon. C) Rotation. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axis. 16. The time taken by the earth to complete one rotation around its axis is ..... A) 12 hours. B) 18 hours. C) 24 hours. D) 48 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24 hours. 17. It takes 29 hours for earth to complete a full rotation around the earth. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Who discovered that the earth revolves around the sun? A) Nicholas Copernicus. B) Galileo Galilei. C) Thomas Edison. D) Isaac Newton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nicholas Copernicus. 19. The ..... rotate on its own ..... A) The earth rotate on its own motion. B) The earth rotate on its axis. C) The sun rotate on its own axis. D) The axis rotate on its own earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The earth rotate on its axis. 20. A leap year consists of ..... days. A) 365. B) 367. C) 366. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 366. 21. True or False:The Earth spins as it travels around the sun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. 21st March is the ..... Equinox A) Winter Solstice. B) Summer Solstice. C) Spring Equinox. D) Autumn Equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spring Equinox. 23. The ancient Indian astronomer Aryabhata had started that 'the earth is round and rotates on its own axis' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The movement of the earth on its axis. A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Circle. D) Orbital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 25. Why is the Equator warmest? A) Because it is closest to the sun. B) Because it receives the most direct sunlight. C) Because no clouds form here. D) None of the above. 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