Revolution of Earth
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Q.
What are the differences and similarities between the sun, earth, and moon?
Q. The Earth is tilted at an angle of with respect to its orbital plane.
- 66.5°
- 33.3°
- 53.3°
- 23.5°
Q. Earth takes a total of ________ and one by four days to complete a full revolution around the Sun.
- 31
- 30
- 365
- 124
Q. At Perihelion, Earth is about 147.5 million km from the Sun and the date is around _________.
- December 4
- January 4
- February 4
- March 4
Q. The moon is a major influence on the Earth’s tides, but the Sun also generates considerable tidal forces. Solar tides are about half as large as lunar tides and are expressed as a variation of lunar tidal patterns, not as a separate set of tides. For the purposes of our study, let us consider just the Earth-Sun system. At what point (if any) on the Earth's orbit around the Sun do you think that the tidal ranges will be enhanced?
- At the Aphelion.
- At the Perihelion.
- Exactly at the centre of the Aphelion and Perihelion.
- It is the same at any point on the Earth orbit.
Q. The Earth revolves around the Sun in what kind of path?
- Circular
- Elliptical
- Parabolic
- Hyperbolic
Q. Select the correct option based on the following statements.
Statement 1: The Earth rotates around its polar axis with an axial tilt of 23.5 degrees.
Statement 2: The Earth experiences variation in the length of day and night around the northern and southern poles.
Statement 1: The Earth rotates around its polar axis with an axial tilt of 23.5 degrees.
Statement 2: The Earth experiences variation in the length of day and night around the northern and southern poles.
- Both statements are false.
- Statement 1 is true while Statement 2 is false.
- Both statements are true and Statement 1 is responsible for Statement 2.
- Both statements are true and Statement 2 is responsible for Statement 1.
Q. At the Aphelion point, how far is the earth from the sun?
- 100 km
- 140.6 million km
- 152.6 million km
- 200 billion km
Q. Earth rotates around its polar axis which is tilted at an angle of _________ degrees.
- 0.5 degrees
- 10.5 degrees
- 15.5 degrees
- 23.5 degrees
Q. Select the incorrect statements from the following.
- The Winter Solstice occurs in the month of June in the Southern Hemisphere.
- The Summer Solstice occurs in the month of June in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Winter Solstice is the longest day during the month of June in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Summer Solstice is the longest day during the month of January in the Southern Hemisphere.
Q. ____________ is the point where the Earth is the nearest to the Sun at 147 million kms.
- Aphelion
- Perihelion
- Equinox
- Solstice
Q. The Earth's orbital plane passes through which of the following?
- North pole of the Earth
- Centre of the Earth
- Centre of the Sun
- Centre of Moon
Q. Klaus is a resident professor in the Department of Astrophysics at a very prestigious university in Dublin. For one of his experiments, he needs to calculate how many revolutions the Earth has/ would have completed around the Sun from 1st January, 2001 to 31st December, 2020. Considering that there are 7305 days in the given duration, how many revolutions has the Earth completed around the Sun in the time frame?
- 15
- 20
- 25
- 30
Q. The angle of Earth’s axis with the orbital plane or horizontal is _____________.
- 46.5 degrees
- 56.5 degrees
- 66.5 degrees
- 76.5 degrees
Q. How long does the Earth take to complete one full revolution around the Sun?
- 24 hours
- 30 days
- 182.75 days
- 365.25 days
Q. At what point is the Earth nearest to the Sun?
- Aphelion
- Helion
- Perihelion
- Mihelion
Q.
who was the writer of the book god visits earth?