More Questions on Earth
- Q. Day and night are formed
A)Due to the speed of rotaion
B)Due to the shape of the orbit of Earth
C)Due to the motion of revolution
D)None of these
Answer: Due to the speed of rotaion
- Q. The term ‘syzygy’ is referred to when the ________
A)Moon and sun are at right angles with reference to the earth
B)Earth is at perihelion and moon at perigee
C)Earth is at apehelion and moon at apogee
D)Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
Answer: Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
- Q. The Earth is tilted on its axis
A)21. 5°
B)23.5°
C)22.5°
D)20°
Answer: 23.5°
- Q. Low tides are
A)Moderate
B)Strong
C)Weak
D)Very Weak
Answer: Weak
- Q. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
A)Sub tropics
B)Low latitudes
C)Mid-latitudes
D)High latitudes
Answer: Mid-latitudes
- Q. Which of the following is/are true of world time zones? I. The world is divided into thirty time zones II. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich Meridian III. All countries have more than one time zone IV. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast
A)I, III and IV
B)I, II, III and IV
C)II and IV
D)II only
Answer: II only
- Q. The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon’s velocity is at a minimum, the known as ________
A)Umbra
B)Apehelion
C)Apogee
D)Perihelion
Answer: Apogee
- Q. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at ________
A)30° East
B)27° East
C)27° West
D)30° West
Answer: 30° East
- Q. Which one of the following would have occurred if the earth had not been inclined on its own axis?
A)The summers would have been of longer duration
B)All the seasons would have been of same duration
C)The seasons would not have changed
D)The winters would have been of longer duration
Answer: The seasons would not have changed
- Q. How old is Earth, It is decided by which of the following processes?
A)Gravity Method
B)Geologic Time Scale
C)Radiometric Dating
D)Fossil Dating
Answer: Radiometric Dating
- Q. The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on ________
A)July 4th
B)June 21st
C)January 3rd
D)September 23rd
Answer: July 4th
- Q. How many kilometers are represented by 1° of latitude?
A)111 km
B)321 km
C)211 km
D)91 km
Answer: 111 km
- Q. Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
A)Silicon
B)Oxygen
C)Sulphur
D)Carbon
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. Why does Russia have many local time differences?
A)Because of its long east-west stretches
B)Because it keeps trade relations with many countries of the world
C)Because it experiences a wide range of climatic conditions
D)Because it is divided into a number of states on political grounds
Answer: Because of its long east-west stretches
- Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?
A)Carbon
B)Silicon
C)Oxygen
D)Calcium
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because ________
A)Earth is rotating
B)Earth is revolving around the sun
C)Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
D)None of these
Answer: Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
- Q. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part ?
A)Mantle
B)Sial
C)Sima
D)Core
Answer: Core
- Q. What is the circumference of the Earth?
A)25,000 km
B)13,000 km
C)20,000 km
D)40,000 km
Answer: 40,000 km
- Q. Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
A)Half moon
B)New moon
C)Full moon
D)Quarter moon
Answer: Full moon
- 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
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