The Earth’s Motions and India

Earth rotates from ____________.

• east to west

• west to east

• north to south

Days and nights are unequal due to the ____________.

• Earth’s rotation

• Earth’s revolution

• Earth’s inclination

Seasons are caused by ____________ of the Earth.

• rotation

• revolution

• both (a) and (b)

The spinning of the Earth on its own axis is called ____________.

• revolution

• equinox

• rotation

On 21 June, the Sun in overhead at the ____________.

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Winter solstice falls on ____________.

• December 21

• June 21

The Earth’s orbit around the Sun is elongated and is called (a)   .

In leap year, the month of February has (a)   days.

The Earth makes an angle of 66½° with its ____________.

The orbital plane means the (a)   formed by its orbit around the Sun.