CBSE Questions for Class 6 Geography Motions Of The Earth Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

In which of the following year the month of February gets 29 days?
  • Solar year
  • Lunar year
  • Leap year
  • Light year
The earth moves around the sun at a speed of about ___________.
  • 20 km/sec
  • 30 km/se
  • 35 km/sec
  • 40 km/sec
The earth while orbiting makes various angles with the sun's rays. On 22nd December, the rays are vertical on earth at _______.
  • $$23 {\frac {1}{2}}^o$$
  • $$30^o$$ North
  • $$23 {\frac {1}{2}}^o$$ South
  • $$30^o$$ South
The speed of revolution of the Earth in its orbit round the Sun is _______________.
  • same throughout the year
  • greatest when the earth in nearest to the sun
  • greatest when the earth in farthrest from the Sun
  • least when the earth is nearest to the Sun
The fixed path along which the earth revolves is round the sun is called ___________.
  • The celestial sphere
  • The elliptic path
  • The ecliptic plane
  • The earth's orbit
Tick the correct answer.
Direct rays of the sun fall on the equator on
  • 21 March
  • 21 June
  • 22 December
  • None of these
During rotation of the earth, the parts of the earth which face the sun have ________.
  • day
  • night
  • morning
  • evening
Tick the correct answer.
The movement of the earth around the sun is known as
  • Rotation
  • Revolution
  • Inclination
  • None of these
Direction, inclination of axis and speed are the characteristic of the _____________.
  • rotation
  • revolution
  • inclination
  • none of these
The speed of earth's rotation at the equator is ______________ km per hour.
  • 16650
  • 1562
  • 1670
  • none of these
The speed of earth's rotation decreases towards the ___________.
  • equator
  • poles
  • sector
  • none of these
The summer solstice in northern hemisphere occurs when the sun is directly overhead at noon on _________________.
  • The Tropic of Capricorn
  • The Tropic of Cancer
  • The equator
  • None of the above
Which of the followings is the shortest day in the southern hemisphere?
  • March 21
  • June 21
  • September 22
  • December 23
A year was fixed as the time taken by the earth to complete one revolution of the______
  • Moon
  • Sun
  • Both (A) and (B)
  • None of these
__________ are caused by the rotation of the earth on its axis.
  • Day and night
  • Morning and night
  • Evening and night
  • none of these
Earth take 365 days to ________________.
  • Rotate around the sun
  • Rotate around itself
  • Revolve around the sun
  • Revolve around itself
There is a continuous daylight at the South Pole during the ______________.
  • Autuman equinox
  • Spring equinox
  • Summer solstice
  • Winter solstice
The position of the earth on $$21st$$ June is called ______________.
  • Autumn equinox
  • Spring equinox
  • Winter solstice
  • Summer solstice
Vernal Equinox occurs on ?
  • Feb 15
  • Feb 21
  • March 15
  • March 20
The route in which the earth moves around the sun is called the __________.
  • axis
  • road
  • orbit
  • path
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