Winter Solstice means____________?
longest night
longest day
smallest night
smallest day
Indian Standard Time relates to
75.5o E longitude
82.5o E longitude
90.5o E longitute
0o longitute
How much time does the earth take to rotate one degree?
30 minites
10 minutes
4 minutes
1 minute
_____________ longitude is known as International Date Line.
0o
120o
180o
360o
Which place is known as the land of the Midnight Sun?
Sweden
Netherland
Norway
New York
The Earth is tilted at an angle of with respect to its orbital plane
23.5o
53.3o
66.5o
none of these
The occurrence of Season on earth is due to the fact that:
The earth's axis is tilted
The rotation rate of earth changes during the year
The earth's axis points in different directions during the year
The earth is closer to the sun during summer
The northward apparent movement of the sun from Tropic of Capricorn to Tropic of Cancer
Utharayanam
Dakshinayanam
Solstice
Equinox
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
Summer solstice means__________?
