More Questions on Earth
- Q. World’s longest land border is between which two contries?
A)Switzerland and Italy
B)Australia and New Zealand
C)India and China
D)Canada and USA
Answer: Canada and USA
- Q. Albedo is defined as ________
A)Celestial bodies in earth's atmosphere which add to the greenhouse effect
B)UV radiations sent out by the SUN
C)A substance contained in the upper atmospheric layers of the earth, which is responsible for the reflection of/a part of solar radiations
D)The amount of insolation reflected back to the space by the top of atmosphere, by clouds and ice-covered areas of the Earth's surface
Answer: The amount of insolation reflected back to the space by the top of atmosphere, by clouds and ice-covered areas of the Earth's surface
- Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)23° 20' N latitude - Tropic of Cancer
B)66° 33' N latitude - Arctic Circle
C)180°E or 180°W longitude- International Date Line
D)0°E or 0°W longitude – Equator
Answer: 0°E or 0°W longitude – Equator
- Q. What is the difference between the Local time and Greenwich time one degree longitude?
A)6 minutes
B)2 minutes
C)4 minutes
D)8 minutes
Answer: 4 minutes
- Q. Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
A)Half moon
B)New moon
C)Full moon
D)Quarter moon
Answer: Full moon
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________
A)North pole
B)Axis of the earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
A)Water needs more energy to get warm
B)Water is liquid
C)Landmasses are solid
D)Rocks are bad conductors of heat
Answer: Water needs more energy to get warm
- Q. The Equator does not pass through which of the following?
A)Indonesia
B)Kenya
C)Mexico
D)Brazil
Answer: Mexico
- Q. The Synchronous satellite moves around the Earth from
A)North to South
B)East to West
C)West to East
D)South to North
Answer: West to East
- Q. The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately ________
A)3° per day
B)1° per day
C)2° per day
D)5° per day
Answer: 1° per day
- Q. Heat received by earth from the Sun is known as ________
A)Solar radiation
B)Insolation
C)Solar heat
D)Thermal radiation
Answer: Solar radiation
- Q. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________
A)Apigee
B)Perihelion
C)Apihelion
D)Perigee
Answer: Perihelion
- Q. The largest amount of reflection of the solar radiant energy which is reflected back into space before reaching the earth’s surface is due to ________
A)Snow and ice covered areas of the earth
B)Clouds
C)Water-bodies
D)All the above reflect nearly the same amount
Answer: Clouds
- Q. What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the Sun?
A)Perihelion
B)Aphelion
C)Antipode
D)Aldiatc
Answer: Aphelion
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth? I. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km II. It forms around 0.5% of the earth’s volume III. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material IV. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks
A)I, II and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively ________
A)30° East and 75° West
B)75° West and 30° East
C)70° East and 35° West
D)35° West and 70° East
Answer: 30° East and 75° West
- Q. Which of the following is caused by the combine deffects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun on sea levels?
A)Tides
B)Currents
C)Runoff
D)Waves
Answer: Tides
- Q. What is the study of Moon called?
A)Iridology
B)Selenology
C)Cosmology
D)Planetology
Answer: Selenology
- Q. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
A)0.66
B)0.47
C)0.51
D)0.87
Answer: 0.47
- Q. The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is
A)100°north and 80° East
B)55° north and 80° East
C)35° north and 100° East
D)55° south and 10° East
Answer: 35° north and 100° East
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