Class 6 Social Science Geography MCQ Motions of the Earth

Question : Motion of the earth on its axis in about 24 hours is called

(a) revolution
(b) rotation
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

Question : The axis of the earth is a/an……………..

(a) imaginary line
(b) straight line
(c) curved line
(d) real line.

Question : In Australia Christmas is celebrated in the season:

(a) Winter
(b) Summer
(c) Spring
(d) Autumn

Question : The time of the day just before sunrise is known as

(a) Noon
(b) Morning
(c) Dusk
(d) Dawn

Question : The circle that divides the globe into day and night is called

(a) circle of darkness
(b) circle of day and night
(c) circle of illumination
(d)none of these

Question : The time taken by the earth to complete one rotation around its axis is…………………

(a) 24 hours
(b) 12 hours
(c) 36 hours
(d) 18 hours.

Question : What is orbital plane?

(a) Plane formed by the axis
(b) Plane formed by the orbitcorrect
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Question : Leap day is always added to the month of

(a) February
(b) March
(c) January
(d) December

Question : Direct rays of the Sun fall on the equator on:

(a) 21 March
(b) 21 June
(c) 22 December
(d) 21 September

Question : In which season Christmas is celebrated in Australia?
(a ) Winter season
(b) Summer season
(c) Autumn season
(d) Spring season

Question : The sun rays are vertical over the ________ during ______

(a) Tropic of Capricorn, equinox
(b) Tropic of cancer, winter solstice
(c) Tropic of Capricorn, summer solstice
(d) Tropic of cancer, summer solstice

Question : How much time does the earth take time to complete its rotation?

(a) 22
(b) 23
(c) 24
(d) 20

Question : A mean solar day is

(a) The average time taken for Earth to rotate on its axis: 24 hours
(b) The time taken for the moon to go once around the Sun
(c) A day when the sun emits a lot of dangerous particles
(d) The time taken for the Earth to go once around the Sun

Question : Which one of the following is the source of light on the earth?

(a) The moon
(b) The sun
(c) The satellite
(d) The space

Question : Days and nights occur on earth due to

(a) rotationcorrect
(b) revolution
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

Question : The speed of the earth’s rotation at the equator is about

(a) 1,675 m per second
(b) 1,675 km per hour
(c) 1,675 miles per hour
(d) 1,675 km per minute

Question : The axis of the earth which is an imaginary line, makes an angle of 66º with its

(a) Rotaitonal plane
(b) Orbital plane
(c) Revolution Plane
(d) Southern plane

Question : The period of one rotation of the earth is known as

(a) the sun day
(b) the moon day
(c) the earth daycorrect
(d) none of these

Question : Why do seasons change on the earth?

(a) Due to change in the position of the earth around the sun
(b) Due to no change in the earth’s position
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Question : It is spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere on ………………………………

(a) 23rd September
(b) 21st March
(c) 22nd December
(d) 21st June.

Question : Earth’s movement around sun is called

(a) Rotation
(b) Revolution
(c) Solstice
(d) Hemisphere

Question : Which one of the following factors is not responsible for the phenomenon of seasons?

(a) Rotation of earth
(b) Revolution of earth
(c) Earth’s inclination
(d) Gravitational pull on sun

Question : Longest day of the year

(a) Winter solstice
(b) Equinox
(c) Rotation
(d) Summer Solstice

Question : Days are shorter during

(a) Rainy
(b) Winter
(c) Summer
(d) Autumn

Question : When do the longest day and the shortest night occur in the northern hemisphere?

(a) June 21correct
(b) September 23
(c) December 22
(d) March 21

Question : The portion facing the sun experiences ___ while the other half away from the sun experiences ___

(a) Day, Dawn
(b) Night, Day
(c) Night, Dawn
(d) Day, Night

Question : On which of the following days is the sun overhead at the equator during noon?

(a) 22 December
(b) 21 March
(c) 21 June
(d) 4 January

Question : Two motions of the earth are

(a) Rotation and Revolution
(b) Rotavation and Revolution
(c) Rotaional and Revotation
(d) Rotation and Revotation

Question : Earth’s movement around sun is called

(a) Rotation
(b) Revolution
(c) Solstice
(d) Equinox

Question : In the revolution, motion of the Earth around the Sun in its orbit completed in :

(a)(a) 365 days
(b) 366 days
(c) 365 ¼days
(d) 367 days

Question : How many Solstices are there in every year

(a)(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 4

Question : Which one of the following is the source of light on the earth?

(a)(a) The moon
(b) The sun
(c) The satellite
(d) The space