Rotation And Revolution

Question 1

Earth Rotates in which direction

Answer 1

West To East

Question 2

Rotation takes place on

Answer 2

Earth’s axis

Question 3

Rotation causes

Answer 3

Shape of earth
Day n night
Coriollis force

Question 4

Shape of earth is ___ due to ___

Answer 4

Geoidal
Rotation

Question 5

Shape of earth is __ at Equator and __ at poles

Answer 5

Buldged out at EQ
Flat at poles ( that’s y dist between 2 latitude is more at poles )

Question 6

What causes geoidal shape

Answer 6

Centripetal force at Equator
Gravitational force at poles

Question 7

Different relations between Equator n poles

Answer 7

Equitorial radius > polar radius
Equitorial circumference> polar circumference
Equitorial distance>polar radius

Question 8

Rotation speed more at

Answer 8

Equitorial speed>polar speed of rotation

Question 9

Revolution(+tiltness) causes

Answer 9

Seasons

Question 10

Titlness of earth on its own Axis

Answer 10

23.5

Question 11

Tiltness of earth on wrt orbit

Answer 11

66.5

Question 12

Max orbital speed
Min orbital speed

Answer 12

Mercury
Neptune

Question 13

Perihelion

Answer 13

3 Rd Jan ( earth near sun )

Question 14

Aphelion

Answer 14

4 th July ( earth away from sun )

Question 15

Summer solstice date

Answer 15

21 June

Question 16

Summer solstice features

Answer 16

Day is more ( lengthy)
Sun at Northern hemis
Continuous heat at North pole for 6 months
Vertical sun rays at Tropic of Cancer (23.5N)

Question 17

Winter solstice date

Answer 17

22 dec

Question 18

Winter solstice features

Answer 18

Vertical sun rays on tropic of Capricorn
Continuous heat in south pole for 6 months
Southern hemis get more heat

Question 19

In winters solstice in northern hemisphere days are __ n nights are __

Answer 19

Short,long

Question 20

Autumn equinox

Answer 20

23 Sept

Question 21

Verbal or spring equinox

Answer 21

21 March

Question 22

At equinox what happens

Answer 22

Equal day n night
Sun directly at Equator