What is the shape of the orbit of the Earth?

Important Questions on Rotation and Revolution

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Enhanced Footprints Our Past, Planet and Society>Chapter 14 - Rotation and Revolution>Let's Recall>Q 4

What is an equinox?

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Enhanced Footprints Our Past, Planet and Society>Chapter 14 - Rotation and Revolution>Let's Recall>Q 5

What is a leap year?

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Enhanced Footprints Our Past, Planet and Society>Chapter 14 - Rotation and Revolution>Let's Recall>Q 1

What is the circle of illumination? Explain with the help of a diagram.

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Enhanced Footprints Our Past, Planet and Society>Chapter 14 - Rotation and Revolution>Let's Recall>Q 2

Why is an extra day added to a year after every four years?

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Enhanced Footprints Our Past, Planet and Society>Chapter 14 - Rotation and Revolution>Let's Recall>Q 3

How are seasons caused?
 

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Enhanced Footprints Our Past, Planet and Society>Chapter 14 - Rotation and Revolution>Let's Recall>Q 4

Why is it summer in the Northern Hemisphere in June?

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Enhanced Footprints Our Past, Planet and Society>Chapter 14 - Rotation and Revolution>Let's Recall>Q 5

Differentiate between the summer and winter solstice.

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Enhanced Footprints Our Past, Planet and Society>Chapter 14 - Rotation and Revolution>My Geography Corner>On a Querying Trail

This is a picture of the 'midnight Sun'. Find out which places on the Earth witness this phenomenon where the Sun shines for $24$ hours.