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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

DEPT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

SUB:GEOGRAPHY

CLASS:__VI_

Ch No. 3__

Ch Name:GLOBE:MOTIONS OF THE EARTH

WORKSHEET NO.__1__

SUB TOPIC:TYPES OF MOTIONS ( Pg 18,19 )

Sl. No Questions Marks

1. Correct the Statement: 1
Earth revolves around Sun in 24 hours.

a ) 366 days 7 days b)23 hours c)365 days 6 hours d)36
hours

2. Match the following: 1
A B

1.ORBIT a)Rotation
2.West to East b) elliptical
3.Part not facing Sun c) solar year
4.365 ¼ days d) night

i)1-d,2-c,3-a,4-b
ii)1-b,2-a,3-d,4-c
iii)1-c,2-b,3-a,4-d
iv)1-a,2-d,3-c,4-b

3. Complete the table: 1
POSITION OF EARTH SEASON
Facing Sun ---- ----------
-------- ------------ Winter season

4. Which sentence best describes how the planets rotate? 1
a. T a) The planets of our solar system are moving in space.
b. E b) Each planet goes around the Sun in a path called an orbit.
c. In c) Each planet spins around an imaginary line through its center
called an axis.
d. E d)Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of about 24.4°