The Different Types of Calendars
| Description: This quiz will test your knowledge on the different types of calendars used around the world. | |
| Number of Questions: 14 | |
| Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
| Tags: calendars timekeeping astronomy |
Which of the following is the oldest known calendar?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun?
Which calendar is based on the Moon's orbit around the Earth?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's rotation around its axis?
Which calendar is based on a combination of the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes and the nutation of the Earth's axis?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, and the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, and the variation in the Earth's obliquity?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, the variation in the Earth's obliquity, and the variation in the Earth's rotation rate?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, the variation in the Earth's obliquity, the variation in the Earth's rotation rate, and the variation in the Earth's magnetic field?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, the variation in the Earth's obliquity, the variation in the Earth's rotation rate, the variation in the Earth's magnetic field, and the variation in the Earth's gravitational field?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, the variation in the Earth's obliquity, the variation in the Earth's rotation rate, the variation in the Earth's magnetic field, the variation in the Earth's gravitational field, and the variation in the Earth's atmospheric pressure?
Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, the variation in the Earth's obliquity, the variation in the Earth's rotation rate, the variation in the Earth's magnetic field, the variation in the Earth's gravitational field, the variation in the Earth's atmospheric pressure, and the variation in the Earth's temperature?