人们传言的“世界末日”（2012年12月21日）已远去，太阳仍每天东升西落，地球如同往常在不停的运动着，运用所学知识，结合下图完成下列各题。
小题1:太阳每天东升西落，这一现象的产生是由于地球
A．自西向东自转
B．自西向东公转
C．自东向西自转
D．自东向西公转小题2:2012年12月21日正值北半球的
A．春分日
B．夏至日
C．秋分日
D．冬至日小题3:赣州市昼短夜长时，地球运行在图中的
A．c-d之间
B．d-a之间
C．d-a-b之间
D．b-c-d之间
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
题目分析：
小题1:太阳每天的东升西落，这一现象是由于地球自西向东自转产生的。
小题2:12月21日正值北半球的冬至日。
小题3:赣州位于北半球，每年从春分日（3月21日）到秋分日（9月23日）期间，北半球昼长夜短，从秋分日（9月23日）到次年的春分日（3月21日）期间，北半球昼短夜长；由图可知a为冬至日、b春分日、c夏至日、d秋分日，所以当赣州昼短夜长是地球运行在图中的d-a-b之间。
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