(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

What are the seasons in the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres on 23^rd September?

Mention one effect of seasons in low and high latitudes.

Give reasons for the following
The speed of the rotation of the earth is greater at the Equator than at the Arctic Circle.

Give reasons for the following:
25th of December in New Zealand may be one of the hottest days of the year.

Give a geographical reason for the length of day and night is not equal at all places on the earth.

Give a geographical reason for the period of twilight and dawn increases polewards.

Give reasons for the following
Noon is hotter than morning.

Give reasons for the following
Days and nights are equal at all places on earth on March 21.

Give reasons for the following
Vertical rays are hotter than slanting rays.

Describe the two interesting phenomena made by the circle of illumination viz., Solstice and Equinox.

On which two days are the days and nights equal all over the world and why ? What name do you give to these days?

Which is the longest and which is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere and why?

On which dates does the sunshine vertically overhead at Equator?

Describe how the duration of sunlight changes from the Equator to the Poles with respect to the angle of incidence during the solstices.

With the help of a diagram describe the heat zones.

Describe how seasons are made and reversed between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Distinguish between:

Vertical and Slanting Rays

Distinguish between:

Equinox and Solstice

Distinguish between :
Twilight and Dawn.

Name the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.