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    CBSE Class 6 Social Studies Worksheet

    Geography - Motions of the Earth

    1. True or False: The Circle of Earth's Illumination does not coincides with the Axis of Earth's rotation.
    A) true
    B) false

    2. On 23rd September, it is ______ season in the Northern Hemisphere and _______ season in the
    Southern Hemisphere.
    A) Spring, Autumn
    B) Autumn, Spring
    C) Summer, Winter
    D) Winter, Summer

    3. What is Revolution of Earth?

    4. True or False: On 21st June, the rays of Sun fall directly on the Tropic of Cancer.
    A) true
    B) false

    5. Explain Winter Solstice.

    6. What is the reason behind the concept of Day and Night on Earth?

    7. Fill in the Blanks: The Earth moves around the Sun in an __________ orbit.
    A) Elliptical
    B) Elongated
    C) Longitudinal
    D) Spherical

    8. Fill in the Blanks: The Axis of Earth which is an imaginary line makes an angle of _______ degrees
    with its Orbital Plane.
    A) 50
    B) 66.5
    C) 72.5
    D) 89

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    9. On 21st June, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted _______ the Sun.
    A) Away
    B) Towards
    C) Same as
    D) Opposite from

    10. What is Rotation of Earth?

    11. What are the two types of Motions of Earth?

    12. What is an Equinox?

    13. Name the days of the Year which experience an Equinox.

    14. What is an Orbital Plane?

    15. Why do seasons change?

    16. Why do we have days & nights and changes in the Seasons on Earth?

    17. Fill in the Blanks: Christmas is celebrated in Australia in Summer Season due to _______
    phenomenon.
    A) Summer Solstice
    B) Calendar division
    C) Winter Solstice
    D) Equinox

    18. True or False: Christmas is celebrated in Australia in Summer Season.


    A) true
    B) false

    19. Explain Summer Solstice.

    20. True or False: In Winter solstice, it is Summer in the Southern Hemisphere with longer days and
    shorter nights.
    A) true
    B) false

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    CBSE Class 6 Social Studies Worksheet

    Geography - Motions of the Earth

    Answers

    1. Option A

    2. Option B

    3. The movement of Earth around the Sun in a fixed path or orbit is called Revolution.

    4. Option A

    5. (i) It is the position of Earth when the rays of the Sun fall directly on the Tropic of Capricorn.
    (ii) In this position, the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun.
    (iii) A larger portion of the Southern Hemisphere gets light from the Sun, hence it is Winter in the Northern
    Hemisphere.
    (iv) During this period in the Northern Hemisphere, nights are longer than days.

    6. As the Earth receives light from the Sun and due to its spherical shape only half of its area can receive light at
    a time. The portion facing the Sun experiences day while the other half away from the Sun experiences night.

    7. Option A

    8. Option B

    9. Option B

    10. Rotation is the movement of Earth on its axis.

    11. Rotation and Revolution.

    12. The days on which the whole Earth experiences equal days and equal nights is called an Equinox.

    13. On 21st March and 23rd September, direct rays of the Sun fall on the Equator, making these days an
    Equinox.

    14. The plane formed by an Orbit is called Orbital Plane.

    15. Seasons change due to the change in the position of the Earth around the Sun.

    16. There are Days & Nights and Changes in the seasons of the Earth because of its rotation and revolution
    respectively.

    17. Option C

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    18. Option A

    19. (i) It is the position of Earth when the rays of the Sun fall directly on the Tropic of Cancer.
    (ii) In this position, the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun.
    (iii) A larger portion of the Northern Hemisphere gets light from the Sun, hence it is Summer in the Northern
    Hemisphere.
    (iv) During this period in the Northern Hemisphere, days are longer than nights.

    20. Option A

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