Rotation is movement on an axis, causing cycles like day and night. Revolution is movement around another body, causing cycles like seasons (due to axis tilt).
Which of the following statements is true regarding earth movement ? 1. Earth rotates on its axis from west to east resulting into seasonal changes. 2. Earth revolution around sun results into occurrence of day and night on earth.
Asked in JPSC CS Prelims 2021 · Topic: The Earth (Earth's Movements: Rotation, Revolution, their effects)
More World and Physical Geography questions
- Which one of the following statements is correct ?
- The speed of rotation of the earth is least A) along the Equator B) at the North-Pole C) along the Tropic of Cancer D) along the Arctic Circle
- The significance of 23 hr 56 min 4.09 sec is
- The significance of 23 hr 56 min 4.09 sec is the exact time taken by our moon to
- What is the approximate percentage of carbon in the Earth's crust ?
- Which one of the following is the thinnest layer of the Earth ?
- Despite intense heat in the core of the Earth, how can its central part can stay in solid form ?
- What is the average density of the earth as a whole ?
