MCQ Chapter 2 Geography Class 7 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – Geography Class 7The Sun, the Moon and the Earth 1. The Moon has which two types of motion?Axial and OrbitalRotational and TranslationalHorizontal and VerticalCircular and LinearQuestion 1 of 202. Why do we always see the same side of the Moon from Earth?The Moon does not rotateThe Moon rotates at the same speed as it revolves around EarthThe Earth's gravity pulls the Moon’s far side awayThe Sun’s light only reflects on one side of the MoonQuestion 2 of 203. What is the shape of the Moon’s orbit around the Earth?CircularEllipticalRectangularTriangularQuestion 3 of 204. What is the term for the Moon’s closest position to the Earth?ApogeePerigeeZenithNadirQuestion 4 of 205. What is the farthest point of the Moon’s orbit from the Earth called?ApogeePerigeeZenithNadirQuestion 5 of 206. On which day is the Moon between the Sun and the Earth?Full MoonNew MoonFirst QuarterThird QuarterQuestion 6 of 207. What causes the phases of the Moon?The Earth’s shadow covering the MoonThe Moon generating its own lightThe reflection of sunlight from the MoonThe Sun’s movement around the EarthQuestion 7 of 208. What angle is formed between the Earth, Moon, and Sun on the first and third quarter moon days?0°90°180°45°Question 8 of 209. Why don’t eclipses happen on every new moon and full moon day?The Moon’s orbit is tilted 5° relative to the Earth’s orbitThe Earth moves too fast for an eclipse to formThe Sun’s brightness prevents an eclipseThe Moon’s orbit changes frequentlyQuestion 9 of 2010. What is a solar eclipse?The Sun passes between the Earth and the MoonThe Moon passes between the Earth and the SunThe Earth passes between the Sun and the MoonThe Sun disappears from spaceQuestion 10 of 2011. What is the dark central region of a solar eclipse shadow called?PenumbraUmbraCoronaPerigeeQuestion 11 of 2012. What kind of eclipse occurs when only a portion of the Sun is obscured?Total Solar EclipseAnnular EclipsePartial Solar EclipseLunar EclipseQuestion 12 of 2013. Which type of solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is at apogee?Total Solar EclipseAnnular Solar EclipsePartial Solar EclipseLunar EclipseQuestion 13 of 2014. A lunar eclipse occurs when:The Earth is between the Sun and the MoonThe Moon is between the Earth and the SunThe Sun is between the Earth and the MoonThe Earth rotates faster than the MoonQuestion 14 of 2015. What is the maximum duration of a total solar eclipse?3 minutes5 minutes7 minutes 20 seconds10 minutesQuestion 15 of 2016. What is the maximum duration of a total lunar eclipse?60 minutes90 minutes107 minutes120 minutesQuestion 16 of 2017. What is an occultation?A star or planet being hidden by the MoonThe Moon being covered by the SunThe Sun moving across the MoonThe Earth stopping its rotationQuestion 17 of 2018. What is a transit?A planet moving across the Sun’s surfaceThe Moon moving behind EarthThe Earth passing between the Sun and the MoonA star disappearing behind the MoonQuestion 18 of 2019. What precaution should be taken while observing a solar eclipse?Look at the Sun directlyUse dark glasses or special gogglesView it through water reflectionUse a telescope without a filterQuestion 19 of 2020. Why do birds and animals behave unusually during a solar eclipse?The eclipse changes their biological clockThe Sun emits harmful raysThe Moon attracts animalsThe temperature rises suddenlyQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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