Friday, 21 April 2017

MOTIONS OF EARTH

                               
                                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


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