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State whether True or False
(i) Lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon.
(ii) Sunrise happens earlier in Gujarat than in Jharkhand.
(iii) In Chennai, the longest day occurs on the summer solstice.
(iv) We should watch the solar eclipse directly with our naked eye.
(v) Seasons occur due to the tilt of Earth's axis of rotation and its spherical shape.
(vi) The Earth's revolution around the Sun causes day and night.
A True or False worksheet about the Earth's motions.
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Answer
Only statements (iii) and (v) are true; the rest are false.
True or False
- (i) False — a lunar eclipse is when the Earth is between the Sun and Moon.
- (ii) False — Gujarat is west of Jharkhand, so sunrise there is later.
- (iii) True — the longest day is on the summer solstice.
- (iv) False — we must never watch a solar eclipse directly.
- (v) True — seasons occur due to the tilt and round shape.
- (vi) False — revolution causes seasons, not day and night.
True: (iii) and (v). False: (i), (ii), (iv), and (vi).
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