Identify the factor not responsible for the occurrence of seasons.
Revolution of the Earth
Tilt of the earth's axis
Parallelism of the Earth's axis
Rotation of the Earth
The northward apparent movement of the sun from Tropic of Capricorn to Tropic of Cancer
Utharayanam
Dakshinayanam
Solstice
Equinox
Direct rays of the sun falls on the equator on
21 March
21 June
22 December
20 June
The season that marks the transition from the severity of summer towards winter
Spring season
Rainy season
Autumn season
Winter season
How much time does the earth take to rotate one degree?
30 minites
10 minutes
4 minutes
1 minute
The parallelism is maintained same throughout the revolution, the position of the Sun in relation to the Earth varies apparently between Tropic of Cancer (231/2° North) and Tropic of Capricorn (231/2° South). This is known as the _____________ of the Sun.
apparent movement
revolution
Aphelion
Rotation
Based on the Greenwich Merdian, the world is divided into _______ zones.
4
12
24
36
What does 'Equinox' mean?
equal day
lunar eclipses
equal night
solar eclipses
The season that marks the transition from the severity of summer towards winter.
The Earth is tilted at an angle of with respect to its orbital plane
23.5o
53.3o
66.5o
none of these
