WBBSE Class 9 Geography And Environment Chapter 2 Movements Of The Earth MCQs

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WBBSE Chapter 2 Movements Of The Earth Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. The rotational speed of the Earth at the Equator is

  1. 1600 km
  2. 650 km
  3. 1630 km
  4. 1670 km

Answer: 1. 1600 km

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Question 2. The angle of inclination of the Earth’s axis towards the orbital plane is

  1. 23½º
  2. 30°
  3. 60°
  4. 66½º

Answer: 4. 66½º

Question 3. The Earth’s rotation causes

  1. Formation of tides
  2. Change of seasons
  3. Change of years
  4. Formation of days and nights

Answer: 1. formation of days and nights

WBBSE Class 9 Geography And Environment Chapter 2 Movements Of The Earth MCQs

Question 4. The longest day at the Equator is of

  1. 11 hours
  2. 12 hours
  3. 13 hours
  4. 12½ hours

Answer: 2. 12 hours

Question 5. Mercury completes one revolution around the Sun in

  1. 90 days
  2. 100 days
  3. 88 days
  4. 85 days

Answer: 3. 88 days

Question 6. At the Poles, the speed of rotation of the More Earth is

  1. 660 km/h
  2. 1536 km/h
  3. 1674 km/h
  4. 0 km/h

Answer: 4. 0 km/h

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Question 7. About the Sun, the Earth is

  1. 1.3 million times smaller
  2. 1.2 million times smaller
  3. Almost half in size
  4. Almost the same in size

Answer: 1. 1.3 million times smaller

Question 8. The speed of rotation of the Earth in Kolkata is

  1. 1536 km/h
  2. 1674 km/h
  3. 0 km/h
  4. 666 km/h

Answer: 1. 1536 km/h

Question 9. The total number of motions of the Earth is

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four

Answer: 2. Two

Question 10. Mercury completes one rotation on its axis in

  1. 55 hours
  2. 58 hours
  3. 85 days 15 hours
  4. 59 days

Answer: 3. 85 days 15 hours

Question 11. The period of Neptune’s revolution is

  1. 165 years
  2. 3160 years
  3. 155 years
  4. 150 years

Answer: 1. 165 years

Question 12. The rotation of the Earth causes

  1. Formation of days and nights
  2. Variation in the length of days and nights
  3. Change of year
  4. Change of seasons

Answer: 1. Formation of days and nights

Question 13. The speed of rotation of the Earth is highest at

  1. 45° latitude
  2. The Equator
  3. Polar region
  4. Sub-polar region

Answer: 2. The Equator

Question 14. The length of the solar day than the sidereal day is-

  1. 3 minutes 52 seconds less
  2. 33 minutes 54 seconds more
  3. 3 minutes 56 seconds more
  4. 3 minutes 58 seconds More

Answer: 2. 33 minutes 56 seconds more

Question 15. If the Earth’s rotation stops suddenly, all objects will be scattered-

  1. Eastwards
  2. Eastwards
  3. Northwards
  4. Southwards

Answer: 1. Eastwards

Question 16. The date on which Earth is at Perihelion position is-

  1. 3 January
  2. 4 January
  3. 21 March
  4. 23 September

Answer:  1. 3 January

Question 17. The country called ‘the land of the midnight Sun’ is-

  1. Australia
  2. Norway
  3. Japan
  4. Sri Lanka

Answer: 2. Norway

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Question 18. The Tropic of Cancer receives direct rays of the Sun on-

  1. 21 March
  2. 21 June
  3. 21 July
  4. 21 December

Answer: 2. 21 June

Question 19. The autumnal equinox occurs on-

  1. 23 June
  2. 23 August
  3. 23 September
  4. 23 November

Answer: 4. 23 September

Question 20. The Earth completes one revolution around the Sun in

  1. 364 days
  2. 360 days
  3. 365 days
  4. 367 days

Answer: 3. 365 days

Question 6. Summer in Antarctica starts in—

  1. June
  2. July
  3. December
  4. September

Answer: 3. December

Question 7. The aurora borealis can be seen at the—

  1. Equatorial region
  2. North polar region
  3. South polar region
  4. Middle latitudes

Answer: 2. North polar region

Question 8. The shape of the Earth’s orbit is—

  1. Circular
  2. Elliptical
  3. Triangular
  4. Semicircular

Answer: 2. Elliptical

Question 9. The Earth’s movement around the Sun is called—

  1. Apparent motion
  2. Rotation
  3. Revolution
  4. Daily motion

Answer: 3. Revolution

Question 10. The sun’s apparent northward movement ends on—

  1. 22 July
  2. 21 July
  3. 21 June
  4. 21 March

Answer: 3. 21 June

Question 11. The Earth experiences an equal duration of days and nights on—

  1. 21 March and 21 June
  2. 21 March and 23 September
  3. 22 July and 22 December
  4. 23 September and 4 July

Answer: 2. 21 March and 23 September

Question 12. The speed of the Earth’s revolution is about—

  1. 20 km/s
  2. 30 km/s
  3. 40 km/s
  4. 50 km/s

Answer: 2. 30 km/s

Question 13. Aphelion occurs on—

  1. 4 July
  2. 3 January
  3. 2 February
  4. 1 March

Answer: 1. 4 July

Question 14. At Perihelion, the distance between the Sun and the Earth is—

  1. 150 million km
  2. 140 million km
  3. 152 million km
  4. 147 million km

Answer: 4. 147 million km

Question 15. At Aphelion, the distance between the Sun and the Earth is—

  1. 150 million km
  2. 140 million km
  3. 152 million km
  4. 147 million km

Answer: 3. 152 million km

Question 16. Change of seasons does not occur in the—

  1. Equatorial region
  2. Tropical region
  3. Sub-tropical region
  4. Polar region

Answer: 1. Equatorial region

Question 17. The Sun appears larger in the northern hemisphere in—

  1. Summer
  2. Autumn
  3. Winter
  4. Spring

Answer: 3. Winter

Question 18. The longest night of the northern hemisphere occurs on—

  1. 21 March
  2. 23 September
  3. 21 July
  4. 22 December

Answer: 4. 22 December

Question 19. The longest day and the shortest night in the southern hemisphere occur on—

  1. 21 March
  2. 23 September
  3. 21 July
  4. 22 December

Answer: 4. 22 December

Question 20. The average distance of the Earth from the Sun is—

  1. 147 million km
  2. 150 million km
  3. 152 million km
  4. 160 million km

Answer: 2. 150 million km

Question 21. When the Earth is at perihelion, the northern hemisphere experiences—

  1. Summer
  2. Monsoon
  3. Autumn
  4. Winter

Answer: 4. Winter

Question 22. When there is autumn in the northern hemisphere, the season in the southern hemisphere is—

  1. Winter
  2. Summer
  3. Spring
  4. Autumn

Answer: 3. Spring

Question 23. The days and nights are equal in length throughout the year at—

  1. Equatorial region
  2. Regions around the Arctic Circle
  3. Regions around the Antarctic Circle
  4. Mid-latitude region

Answer: 1. Equatorial region

Question 24. The total number of days in a leap year is—

  1. 363 days
  2. 364 days
  3. 365 days
  4. 366 days

Answer: 4. 366 days

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Question 25. The angle of incidence of the Sunrays on the Tropic of Capricorn during the winter solstice is—

  1. 90°
  2. 66½°
  3. 47°
  4. 43°

Answer: 1. 90°

Question 26. Which of the following is not a leap year?

  1. 1600
  2. 2000
  3. 2100
  4. 2400

Answer: 3. 2100

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