CBSE Geography Class 6

Motions of the Earth

Motions of the Earth - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT

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Q1: Name the season in which days are shorter.
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Q2: Equinox has
  1. equal days and equal nights.
  2. shorter days and longer nights.
  3. longer days and shorter nights.
  4. shorter days and shorter nights.
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Q3: If it is winters in Northern hemisphere, then in Southern hemisphere it would be _______.
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Q4: If earth starts rotating from east to west then the sun will rise from west. True/False
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Q5: In Australia, Christmas is celebrated in __________ season.
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Q6: Which place is called as land of midnight sun?
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Q7: 6 hours are ignored while calculating a year for the sake of convenience. True/False
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Q8: What will happen if the earth did not rotate?
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Q9: Define revolution.
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Q10: Define rotation.
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Q11: The rays of the sun fall directly on 21st June on __________.
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Q12: What causes day and night?
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Q13: What causes different seasons?
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Q14: Why day is shortest in northern hemisphere on 22nd December?
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Q15: Which day is considered as shortest day in northern hemisphere?
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Q16: What do you mean by equinox?
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Q17: Christmas in New Zealand is celebrated in ________.
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Q18: The axis of the earth is a bit tilted and hence makes an angle of 66½o. True/False
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Q19: Earth’s one revolution around sun takes how many days?
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Q20: Name The festival of India that follows solar calendar
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Q21: Name the festival which marks the harvest season in North India.
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Q22: In which month the famous festival of Lohri is celebrated?
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Q23: The Arctic Circle experiences day light continuously for ___________.
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Q24: Name the day which is considered as the shortest day at Southern Hemisphere.
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Q25: Name the day which is considered as the longest day at Northern Hemisphere.
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Q26: The whole earth experience equal days and equal nights on_________.
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Q27: 21st march and 23rd September are the days of
  1. Summer solstice
  2. Winter solstice
  3. Equinox
  4. Spring solstice
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Q28: Seasons change due to the change in the _________ of the earth.
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Q29: How many days, does February have in a leap year?
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Q30: Leap year comes every fourth year because
  1. 6 hours are added for 4 years.
  2. it is easy to divide years by 4.
  3. 3 is not a good number.
  4. 4 hours are added for 6 years.
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Q31: The earth moves around the sun on a path which is curved. True/False
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Q32: The earth receives light from _________.
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Q33: What is circle of illumination?
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Q34: Name the angle of tilt of the earth.
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Q35: The amount of solar radiation received by the Earth to annually vary by about how many percentages?
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Q36: 23 ½ 0S marks the ____________.
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Q37: On 21st march and 23rd September, the sunrays fall directly on ________.
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Q38: In the northern hemisphere on 21st June
  1. longest day and shortest night occur.
  2. longest night and shortest day occur.
  3. equal day and equal night occur.
  4. longest day and longest night occur.
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Q39: What are the two factors responsible for the formation of seasons?
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Q40: The vernal equinox is commonly called _________.
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Chapter 6: Motions of the Earth
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