Quiz  /  Days and Years Class 6 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    Earth’s axis is tilted at _______.

  • 23.5°
  • 90°
  • 25.3°
  • 45°

  • 2. 
    What is the time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation on its axis?

  • Rotation
  • Year
  • Revolution
  • Day

  • 3. 
    The angle at which the sun’s rays strike each part of Earth’s surface __________ as Earth moves through its orbit

  • changes
  • remains constant
  • bubbles
  • cools

  • 4. 
    On the June solstice, the ________________’s tilt toward the sun is greatest.

  • North Pole
  • South Pole
  • Equator
  • Tropic of Capricorn

  • 5. 
    On the December solstice, the sun’s rays strike Earth at a 90° angle along the _________________.

  • North Pole
  • South Pole
  • Equator
  • Tropic of Capricorn

  • 6. 
    The Northern Hemisphere has the most hours of daylight on this day.

  • Winter Solstice
  • Summer Solstice

  • 7. 
    What is it called when the sunlight shines equally on the Southern and Northern Hemispheres?

  • Solstice
  • Day
  • Year
  • Equinox

  • 8. 
    What is the spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis?

  • Revolution
  • Axis
  • Rotation
  • Day

  • 9. 
    The spinning of Earth on its _____ is called rotation.

  • axis
  • top
  • bottom
  • side

  • 10. 
    Each complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about __________ days, or 1 year.

  • 9 ¼ days
  • 365 ¼ days
  • 6 ¼ days
  • 361 days

  • 11. 
    What is the time it takes Earth to complete a full revolution around the sun?

  • Year
  • Day
  • Month
  • 28 days

  • 12. 
    Earth completes one rotation in ___________.

  • 24 hours
  • 1 month
  • 1 year
  • 12 hours

  • 13. 
    What is the motion of a body that travels around another body in space?

  • Rotation
  • Revolution
  • Equinox
  • Seasons

  • 14. 
    The spinning of Earth on its axis is called ____________.

  • rotation
  • orbit
  • flip
  • turn

  • 15. 
    As Earth revolves around the sun, its axis always points toward the ________________.

  • sun
  • North Star
  • South Star
  • moon

  • 16. 
    At an equinox, the sun’s rays strike Earth at a ____ angle along the equator.

  • 90°
  • 360°
  • 60°
  • 85°

  • 17. 
    The Northern Hemisphere has the fewest daylight hours on this day

  • Winter Solstice
  • Summer Solstice

  • 18. 
    The motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called an orbit, or _____________.

  • revolution
  • rotation
  • day
  • month
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