More Questions on Earth
- 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. When rain falls through a cold layer of air near the Earth’s surface, raindrops get frozen into ice. This type of precipitation is called
A)Snowstorm
B)Hail
C)Snowfall
D)Sleet
Answer: Sleet
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A)North pole
B)Axis of the Earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- 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. Solar eclipse occurs when ________
A)Moon comes between sun and earth
B)Earth comes between sun and moon
C)Moon is at right angle to the earth
D)Sun comes between moon and earth
Answer: Moon comes between sun and earth
- 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 planet which has the highest surface temperature is
A)Pluto
B)Jupiter
C)Earth
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. The mapping of which of the following is most difficult ?
A)Interior of the Earth
B)Mountains
C)Plateaus and Plains
D)Oceans and their depth
Answer: Interior of the Earth
- Q. Which one of the following is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed star, called?
A)Tropical year
B)Lunar year
C)Solar year
D)Sideral year
Answer: Sideral year
- 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. How many Geo-synchronous satellites are required for uninterrupted world broadcasting?
A)2
B)3
C)4
D)1
Answer: 3
- Q. Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of
A)Rain
B)Sunshine
C)Flowering time
D)Clouds
Answer: Sunshine
- Q. At 12 noon of December 21, you observe that you cast no shadow as you stand in bright sunlight. So you must be, somewhere near ________
A)The Tropic of Capricorn
B)The Arctic Circle
C)The Tropic of Cancer
D)The South Pole
Answer: The Tropic of Capricorn
- 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. The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________
A)10,002 km
B)500 km
C)5001 km
D)36,005 km
Answer: 10,002 km
- Q. The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
A)39.5 km/sec.
B)25 km/sec.
C)31 km/sec.
D)29.72 km/sec.
Answer: 29.72 km/sec.
- Q. Which of the following countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian? 1. Algeria 2. Germany 3. Guinea 4. Iceland
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)1, 3 and 4
Answer: 1 only
- 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 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. Consider the following statements: 1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year. 2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
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