movement of the Earth

Read the following statements carefully. Which of the following statements given below are correct?

A. The earth is always in motion.

B. The movement of earth on its axis is called Rotation.

C. The earth takes 24 hours to complete one rotation.

D. Seasons are caused by the rotation of the sun.

• i. ABC

• ii. ACD

• iii. BCD

• iv. ABD

  The path on which the earth moves around the sun is called_____________.

• A. Equator

• B. orbit

• C. longitude

• D. latitude

How long does the Earth take to complete one rotation?

• A. 1 year

• B. 24 hours

• C. 1 0 day

• D. 363 days

The Earth's rotation is around an imaginary line that passes through the North Pole and South Pole, called the ____ of the rotation.

• A. longitude

• B. latitude

• C. axis

• D. orbit

Which type of map shows the natural features of the earth?

• A. Political Map

• B. Physical Map

• C. Thematic Map

• D. Topographic Map

Read the following statements carefully. Which of the following statements given below are correct?

A. The Earth revolves around the Sun.

B. The Earth revolves around the Sun.

C. The Sun revolves around the Earth.

D. The Earth rotates on its axis.

• i. ABC

• ii. ABD

• iii. ACD

• iv. BCD

Day and night are caused by the _______________ .

• A. rotation of the sun                                    

                              

   

• B. rotation of the earth

• C. revolution of the earth around the sun

• D. revolution of the sun around the earth.

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it is ________ season.

• A. Autumn

• B. Winter

• C. Spring

• D. Summer

Most symbols used in a map are common all over the world to make it easy to understand. They are known as _______.

• A. Conventional symbols                              

                             

• B. Circular symbols

• C. Convenient symbols

• D. Common symbols

   An imaginary line that divides the earth into two equal half, drawn halfway between North and South Pole.

• A. Prime Meridian

• B. Equator

• C. Grid

• D. Orbit