MCQ on Motions of the Earth
1- Rotation and Revolutions are two types of motion of ……………….
(A) Earth
(B) Moon
(C) Stars
(D) None of the above
2- ………………….is the movement of the earth on its axis.
(A) Rotation
(B) Revolution
(C) Orbital Plane
(D) Circle of Illumination
3- The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called……………….
(A) Rotation
(B) Revolution
(C) Orbital Plane
(D) Circle of Illumination
4- The Axis of the earth which is an Imaginary line that makes an angle ………………with its orbital plane
(A) 66 ¼ o
(B) 23 ½ o
(C) 66 ½ o
(D) 23 ½ o
5- The Plane formed by the orbit is known as the ………………
(A) Revolution
(B) Earth day
(C) Orbital Zone
(D) Orbital Plane
6- Because of ……………. Shape of the earth only half part of earth gets light from the sun at a time
(A) Round
(B) Spherical
(C) Flattened
(D) Oval
7- The circle that divides the day from night on the globe is called the …………………….
(A) Orbital Plane
(B) Circle of Illumination
(C) Earth day
(D) Revolution
8- The earth takes about ………………hours to complete one rotation around its axis.
(A) 88
(B) 48
(C) 24
(D) 27
9- The period of rotation of earth on its axis in 24 hours is called ………………..
(A) Revolution
(B) Rotation
(C) Illumination
(D) Earth Day
10- The second motion of the earth around the sun in its orbit is called ……………….
(A) Revolution
(B) Rotation
(C) Illumination
(D) Earth Day
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(A), 3-(B), 4-(C), 5-(D), 6-(B), 7-(B), 8-(C), 9-(D), 10-(A)