Earth's Motion & Eclipses MCQs with Answers

When the moon and the sun are on the same side of the earth, we see a ?

• A.Full Moon
• B.New Moon
• C.Lunar Eclipse
• D.Solar Eclipse

When the moon comes in front of the sun and blocks most of the sunlight from reaching the earth is known as

• A.An Aphelion
• B.A Lunar Eclipse
• C.A Solar Flare
• D.A Solar Eclipse

Past Paper MCQ

What is the degree of rotation of the earth each hour?

• A.10°
• B.15°
• C.20°
• D.30°

An observer at a point on the earth where only the penumbra region of moon's shadow will move past, will observe a _?

• A.Total solar eclipse
• B.Partial solar eclipse
• C.Total lunar eclipse
• D.Annular solar eclipse

In , days become longer and nights become shorter.

• A.Winter
• B.Autumn
• C.Summer
• D.Spring

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve once around the Sun?

• A.30 days
• B.24 hours
• C.365 days
• D.7 days

Equinox is a fascinating astronomical event that occurs twice a year. The reason is ?

• A.Earth's axis is tilted and the Sun is directly above the equator
• B.Day and night are of approximately equal length all over the world
• C.Earth is closest to the Sun during these days
• D.Both A and B

Days and nights are formed due to?

• A.Earth's revolution around the Sun
• B.Tilt of Earth's axis
• C.Moon's revolution around the Earth
• D.Earth's rotation on its axis

The axis of the earth is an imaginary line passing through the ?

• A.Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
• B.Equator and the prime meridian
• C.Center of the earth and the moon
• D.North and south poles of the earth

Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because _?

• A.The Moon revolves around the Earth faster than the Earth revolves around the Sun
• B.The orbits of the Earth and the Moon are slightly tilted relative to each other
• C.The Moon's orbit is perfectly circular around the Earth
• D.The Sun's gravity prevents the Moon from aligning with the Earth every month