The longest day in the Northern hemisphere.
March 21st
June 21st
July 21st
None of these
The period of 24 hours taken to complete one rotation around its axis is known as
Earth day
Earth summit
Environmental day
A year of _________ days is called a leap year.
365
365 1/2
364
366
_______________ means 'the sun standing still'.
Season
Equinox
Revolution
Solstice
The earth takes about ________ hours to complete one rotation around its axis.
12
28
24
25
The earth goes around the sun in an ________ orbit.
Fixed orbit
Elliptical orbit
Celestial orbit
The earth takes _____________ days to revolve around the sun.
365 3/4
365.26
Movement of Earth on its axis is called .
Rotation
Inclination
Gravitation
The circle that divides the day from night on the globe is called
Orbit
Circle of Illumination
Orbital plane
21st June is known as the ____________.
Summer solstice
Winter solstice
Spring solstice