This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 6 > Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth Quiz 21 (24 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Every year ..... hours is saved and are added to make one day over a span of four years. A) 6 hours. B) 36 hours. C) 24 hours. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6 hours. 2. The earth's axis is tilted so that it points toward A) Canada. B) Polaris. C) The moon. D) The sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polaris. 3. On 22nd December sun's rays are direct fall on A) Tropic of Cancer. B) Equator. C) Tropic of Capricorn. D) Arctic circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropic of Capricorn. 4. Change of seasons occurs on earth due to A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolution. 5. When the distance between the earth and the sun is minimum i.e 146 million km, the earth is said to be in PERIHELION. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The sun's rays fall vertically at the Tropic of ..... on 22nd December. A) Cancer. B) Capricorn. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capricorn. 7. On 23rd September it is ..... season in the Northern Hemisphere A) Autumn. B) Spring. C) Summer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autumn. 8. At what speed does earth rotate per hour at the Equator A) 2600 km per hour. B) 3600 km per hour. C) 1600 km per hour. D) 4600 km per hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1600 km per hour. 9. What would happen if the Earth stop rotating? A) There would be extremes of temperature. B) The phenomenon of day and night would disappear. C) Life would not be possible on earth. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Which of the following is not a member of the solar system? A) An asteroid. B) A satellite. C) A Constellation. D) A comet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Constellation. 11. The longest day in the southern hemisphere occurs on. A) 24 November. B) 22 December. C) 14 June. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 22 December. 12. In summer solstice the direct sunlight falls on A) Tropic of Capricorn. B) Southern Hemisphere. C) Tropic of Cancer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropic of Cancer. 13. The period of diffused light before sunrise is called A) Evening. B) Twilight. C) Dusk. D) Dawn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dawn. 14. Earth rotates at a rate of A) 10 degrees per hour. B) 15 degrees per hour. C) 360 degrees per hour. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15 degrees per hour. 15. The earth takes about 24 hours to complete one rotation around its axis. The period of rotation is known as the ..... A) Revolution. B) Orbital plane. C) Earth day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth day. 16. The period of one revolution around the sun is defined as a year. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) MAYBE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 17. How many days does the Earth take to complete one revolution around the Sun? A) 365 days. B) 365.25 days. C) 400 days. D) 360 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 365.25 days. 18. Revolution of the Earth causes ..... A) Day and Night. B) Season. C) Weeks. D) Months. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Season. 19. What is are celestial bodies A) A Celestial Body is any natural object outside of the Earth's Atmosphere. B) It is a body orbiting the sun. C) All of the above. D) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Celestial Body is any natural object outside of the Earth's Atmosphere. 20. The portion of the earth that faces the sun experiences ..... A) Night. B) Day. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Day. 21. The Earth revolves around the Sun in a ..... orbit. A) Curved. B) Round. C) Eliptical. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eliptical. 22. In the winter solstice the direct sunlight falls on A) Southern Hemisphere. B) Northern hemisphere. C) Tropic of Cancer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southern Hemisphere. 23. As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. What is on 22nd December A) Summer Solstice. B) Equinox. C) Winter Solstice. D) Earth Day. 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