Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Motions of the Earth Fill in the blanks, True False and Question & Answers.
Fill in the Blanks :
1. The earth rotates around its axis.
2. The rotation of the earth causes day and night.
3. The revolution of the earth around the sun causes seasons.
4. The imaginary line around which the earth rotates is called the axis.
5. The circle that divides the earth into two equal halves is called the equator.
6. The two halves of the earth are called the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.
7. The earth rotates from west to east.
8. A complete rotation of the earth takes 24 hours.
9. A year has 365 days and 6 hours.
10. The shape of the moon keeps changing. These changes are called phases of the moon.
11. The moon takes about 28 to 30 days to complete one lunar month.
12. A leap year has 366 days.
13. On a new moon night, the moon is not visible.
14. On a full moon night, we can see the whole moon.
15. The days in the lunar month are called tithis.
Questions and Answers:-
1. What causes day and night?
➤ The rotation of the earth.
2. What causes seasons?
➤ The revolution of the earth and its tilted axis.
3. What is the axis of the earth?
➤ It is the imaginary line around which the earth rotates.
4. What is the equator?
➤ It is an imaginary circle that divides the earth into two equal halves.
5. Name the two parts of the earth made by the equator.
➤ Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere.
6. How many hours are there in a day?
➤ 24 hours.
7. What is a year?
➤ The time taken by the earth to revolve once around the sun.
8. How long does the earth take to complete one rotation?
➤ 24 hours.
9. How long does the earth take to complete one revolution?
➤ About 365 days and 6 hours.
10. What is a lunar month?
➤ The time from one new moon to the next, about 28 to 30 days.
11. What is a leap year?
➤ A year that has 366 days instead of 365.
