GEOGRAPHY
MOTIONS OF EARTH
Q.1 How
many motions each planet has?
Q.2 The
continuous spinning of earth on its axis is called____
Q.3 On
which direction Earth rotates?
Q.4 How
many hours Earth takes to complete one rotation?
Q.5 The
movement of the earth around the Sun is known as _______
Q.6 what
time taken by Earth to complete one revolution?
Q.7 The
year that has 366 days is known as______
Q.8 Name
the biggest day in the northern hemisphere?
Q.9 Name
the biggest day in the southern hemisphere?
Q.10 Name
an imaginary line on which the earth spins?
Q.11 which
day is considered as spring equinox?
Q.12 Name
the point when earth is closest to the sun?
Q.13 Name
the point when earth is farthest to the sun?
Q.14 when
the sun is overhead either on the tropic of cancer or the tropic of Capricorn
is called_____
Q.15 what is
called when sun rays fall vertically on the equator so night and day have the
same length?
Q.16 The
rise and fall of water waves in sea and ocean known as_______
Q.17 Name
the diffused red and orange light emerges before sunrise?
Q.18 Name
the circle that divides the day from night on the globe?
Q.19 At
what latitude length of the day and night is equal throughout the year?
Q.20 Name
the force that originates due to the rotation of the Earth?
ANSWER
1. Two
2. Rotation
3. West to
East
4. 24 hours
5.
Revolution
6.365 days
6 hours 45 minutes 48 seconds
7. Leap
year
8. 21 June
9. 22 Dec
10. Earth’s
Axis
11. 21
March
12. Perihelion
13. Aphelion
14.
Solstice
15. Equinox
16. Tides
17. Dawn
18. Circle
of illumination
19. Equator
20. Centrifugal
force
