More Questions on Earth
- 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. 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. The core of the Earth is made up of ________
A)Both iron and silica in the liquid form
B)Mainly of iron in the liquid form
C)Mainly of nickel in the liquid form
D)Both iron and magnesium in the plastic state
Answer: Both iron and magnesium in the plastic state
- Q. How many time zones has the world been divided into?
A)90
B)15
C)24
D)180
Answer: 24
- Q. In which of the following areas, the “Midnight Sun” can be seen?
A)Arctic and Antarctica circle
B)In tropical areas
C)In temperate areas
D)Anywhere during solar eclipse
Answer: Arctic and Antarctica circle
- Q. How much is the difference of time between any two consecutive longitudes?
A)4 minutes
B)10 minutes
C)14 minutes
D)30 minutes
Answer: 4 minutes
- Q. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E ?
A)4 p.m. on Sunday
B)4 a.m. on Tuesday
C)4 p.m. on Tuesday
D)12 Noon on Tuesday
Answer: 12 Noon on Tuesday
- Q. When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to ________
A)8 : 30 p.m.
B)11 : 30 p.m.
C)11 : 30 p.m. of previous day
D)8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
Answer: 8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
- Q. Equator is
A)The girdle around the Saturn
B)Line which connects north and south poles
C)Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
D)Axis of the rotation of the Earth
Answer: Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
- Q. Which one of the following has geographical position of 0° latitude and 0° longitude?
A)In Ghana, a West African-country
B)In the South Atlantic Ocean
C)In the Mediterranean Sea
D)At Greenwich Observatory in England
Answer: In the South Atlantic Ocean
- Q. Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth?
A)Lunar eclipse
B)Solar eclipse
C)Revolution
D)Rotation of Earth
Answer: Revolution
- Q. The earth’s annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of ________
A)966 million kms
B)1,096 million kms
C)1,036 million kms
D)896 million kms
Answer: 966 million kms
- Q. Which of the followings are related with “Lithosphere”?
A)Earth's Crust
B)Plant and Insect
C)Earth's Interior
D)None of these
Answer: Earth's Crust
- Q. The tide at its maximum height is known as ________
A)Spring tide
B)Equinox
C)Neap tide
D)Tsunami
Answer: Spring tide
- 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. When does solar eclipse take place?
A)When the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
B)When the Sun is between the Moon and Earth
C)When the Earth is between the Moon and Sun
D)When the Moon does not lie on the line joining the Sun and Earth
Answer: When the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
- 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. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________
A)One hour
B)Half an hour
C)Forty five minutes
D)One hour fifteen minutes
Answer: One hour
- Q. On December 22, the sun: 1. is not visible at north pole 2. is only visible for a few minutes at the Antarctic Circle 3. rises south of east and sets south of west at the Tropic of Cancer 4. rises south of east and set south of west at the equator
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Who was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
A)Eratosthenes
B)Erechtheus
C)Aegeus
D)Apheidas
Answer: Eratosthenes
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