Q. ________ is a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streams of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole

Correct Answer

Aurora

More Questions on Earth

  • Q. The Gutenberg discontinuity is between ________
    A)The outer core and the lower mantle
    B)The crust and the mantle
    C)The upper and lower mantles
    D)The inner and outer cores
    Answer: The outer core and the lower mantle
  • Q. Which of the following statements is true?
    A)Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles
    B)Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles
    C)Both equator and longitudes are great circles
    D)Both equator and latitudes are great circles
    Answer: Both equator and longitudes are great circles
  • Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
    A)125 km
    B)22 km
    C)67 km
    D)625 km
    Answer: 67 km
  • Q. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the Earth’s surface through which a Jet of hot water and steam is forced out at irregular intervals is called
    A)Cyclone
    B)Hot spring
    C)Geyser
    D)Volcano
    Answer: Geyser
  • Q. The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are
    A)Spot-heights
    B)Hachures
    C)Contours
    D)Isomers
    Answer: Contours
  • Q. Which of the following pair is incorrect?
    A)0° latitude - Equator
    B)0° longitude - Prime Meridian
    C)0° longitude - Equator
    D)23.5° North - Tropic of Cancer
    Answer: 0° longitude - Equator
  • Q. The tide at its maximum height is known as ________
    A)Spring tide
    B)Equinox
    C)Neap tide
    D)Tsunami
    Answer: Spring tide
  • Q. The alignment of the lines of beginning and end is expressed by
    A)Record
    B)Dentate
    C)Feasibility
    D)Font
    Answer: Feasibility
  • Q. The International Date Line passes through ________
    A)Florida strait
    B)Bering strait
    C)Gibraltar strait
    D)Malacca strait
    Answer: Bering strait
  • Q. Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in the beach, from this we can estimate
    A)The radius of the Earth
    B)The distance between the Sun and the Earth
    C)The depth of the ocean
    D)The radius of the Sun
    Answer: The radius of the Earth
  • Q. If there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?
    A)2.00 pm
    B)12.00 noon
    C)1.00 pm
    D)Different time at different places
    Answer: 12.00 noon
  • Q. When does the Sun shine vertically on the Equator?
    A)Twice a year
    B)Throughout the year
    C)For six months
    D)Once a year
    Answer: Twice a year
  • Q. Which of the following is the International Date line?
    A)90° eastern longitude
    B)Equator
    C)0° longitude
    D)180° longitude
    Answer: 180° longitude
  • Q. When it is nine o’clock in London, it will be the same time in ________
    A)Latvia
    B)Ghana
    C)Babon
    D)Norway
    Answer: Ghana
  • Q. “Mohs’ Scale” is used to indicate the ________
    A)Degree of viscosity of a liquid
    B)Degree of brittleness of a substance
    C)Degree of hardness of minerals.
    D)Degree of elasticity of a material
    Answer: Degree of hardness of minerals.
  • Q. During Lunar eclipse, which of the following is at the centre?
    A)Sun
    B)Earth
    C)Moon
    D)Any other planet
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. Which among the following imaginary line lies at 0° latitude?
    A)Tropic of Capricorn
    B)Equator
    C)Tropic of Cancer
    D)Prime Meridian
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards ________
    A)The sun
    B)The moon
    C)The pole star
    D)Venus
    Answer: The pole star
  • Q. The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________
    A)South Temperate Zone
    B)North Temperate Zone
    C)Frigid Zone
    D)Torrid Zone
    Answer: Torrid Zone
  • Q. The mean radius of the earth is approximately ________
    A)9600 km
    B)3200 km
    C)6400 km
    D)12800 km
    Answer: 6400 km

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