Class 06 SST Geography Motions Of The Earth CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 6 · SST Geography Motions Of The Earth

This is Social Science class 06 SST geography Motions of the Earth CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
The speed of the earth?s revolution is about
  • A
    3 km/sec
  • B
    3000 km/sec
  • C
    30 km/sec
    Correct
  • D
    300 km/sec
2
What you call the angle between the vertical plane containing it and plane of the meridian ?
  • A
    Zenith
  • B
    Arc
  • C
    Azimuth
    Correct
  • D
    Bear
3
Identify the picture showing
Question 3 figure 1
  • A
    The circle of illumination
  • B
    Rotation of earth around moon
  • C
    Rotation at the pole and equator
    Correct
  • D
    Rotation of earth around sun
4
The circle that divides the day from night on the globe is called the circle of
  • A
    Luminosity
  • B
    Illumination
    Correct
  • C
    Luminance
  • D
    Luminance
5
Which of the following is not true about the earth spins on its axis?
  • A
    It causes day and night
  • B
    Earth rotate from west to east
    Correct
  • C
    On the surface of the earth we also move with the earth
  • D
    It makes most extraterrestrial objects seem to move around the sky
6
Which of the following is not true about the Earth?s motion?
  • A
    The earth is moving about 107000 Km/h in its orbit
  • B
    Once a month the earth moves around the centre of the earth-moon system
  • C
    The sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer on 21st June
    Correct
  • D
    Seasons change due to the change in the position of the earth around the sun
7
What does not happens on 21st June every year
  • A
    The Shortest day occurs in the Northern Hemisphere
  • B
    The rays of the sun fall directly on the Tropic of Cancer as a result these areas receive more heat
  • C
    The areas near the poles receive less heat as the ray of the sun are slanting
  • D
    The longest day occurs in the Northern Hemisphere
    Correct
8
In the below picture spring the day
Question 8 figure 1
  • A
    22nd March
  • B
    20th March
  • C
    23th March
  • D
    21st March
    Correct
9
Summer in the Southern hemisphere showing
Question 9 figure 1
  • A
    Autumn Solstice
  • B
    Summer Solstice
  • C
    Spring Solstice
  • D
    Winter Solstice
    Correct
10
In the below picture summer in the Northern hemisphere occurs on
Question 10 figure 1
  • A
    21st June
    Correct
  • B
    21st September
  • C
    23rd December
  • D
    22nd March
11
In the below Summer solstice occur when
Question 11 figure 1
  • A
    Summer in Southern hemisphere
  • B
    Winter in Southern hemisphere
    Correct
  • C
    Winter in Northern hemisphere
  • D
    Autumn in Southern Hemisphere
12
Which of the following is false regarding 22nd December
Question 12 figure 1
  • A
    It is winter in Australia
  • B
    Larger portion of the Southern Hemisphere gets light
  • C
    As South pole tilts towards
  • D
    Tropic of Cancer receive direct rays of the sun
    Correct
13
Match the following a. Summer Solstices b. Winter Solstices c. Equinox I. Sun is vertically overhead at the Tropic of CapricornII. Sun is vertically overhead at the Tropic of Cancer III. Days and night are equal Options are as follows:
  • A
    a(II),b(I),c(III)
    Correct
  • B
    a(I),b(II),c(III)
  • C
    a(III),b(II),c(I)
  • D
    a(II),b(III),c(I)
14
The path along which the earth revolves around the sun is called orbit which is fixed. The length of the orbit is about
  • A
    946 million km
  • B
    965 million km
    Correct
  • C
    626 million km
  • D
    985 million km
15
Which of the following is false
  • A
    Earth takes 24 hours to complete one rotation
  • B
    The circle does not coincide with the axis
  • C
    The portion facing the sun experiences day while the other half away from the sun experiences night
  • D
    circle that divides the day from night on the globe is called the circle of axis
    Correct