Tamara Dominas
Do you think you are smart? “How many kilometres are represented by 1° of latitude?”. I know it’s extremely difficult question, but let’s give it a shot. Do you know the answer? Can you choose correct one from four possibilities?
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- Question of
Heat received by earth from the Sun is known as:
- insolation
- solar heat
- solar radiation
- thermal radiation
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Solar eclipse occurs when:
- Earth comes between sun and moon
- Moon is at right angle to the earth
- Moon comes between sun and earth
- Sun comes between moon and earth
- Question of
Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
- Oxygen
- Sulphur
- Silicon
- Carbon
- Question of
The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid:
- Society islands
- Hawaii
- Aleutian Islands
- All the above
- Question of
How many kilometres are represented by 1° of latitude?
- 321 km
- 211 km
- 111 km
- 91 km
- Question of
The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called:
- North Temperate Zone
- Frigid Zone
- South Temperate Zone
- Torrid Zone
- Question of
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:
- clouds
- water-bodies
- snow and ice covered areas of the earth
- all the above reflect nearly the same amount
- Question of
The Gutenberg discontinuity is between:
- the crust and the mantle
- the upper and lower mantles
- the outer core and the lower mantle
- the inner and outer cores
- Question of
‘Green House Effect’ means:
- pollution in houses in tropical regions
- trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
- trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
- cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
- Question of
The International Date Line passes through:
- Bering strait
- Gibraltar strait
- Florida strait
- Malacca strait
- Question of
If a traveller going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him at Tokyo?
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Monday
- Question of
The sunspots cause:
- aurora borealis and aurora australis
- magnetic storms on the surface of the sun
- polar auroras
- all of these
- Question of
The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because:
- Moon and the Earth have gravitational force
- Moon cannot change its position
- the period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around’ the Earth is almost the same
- the period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth
- Question of
The Saturn rings were discovered by:
- Copernicus
- Newton
- Galileo
- none of these
- Question of
Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following?
- Revolution of Earth
- Rotation of Earth
- Rotation of Moon
- Revolution of Moon
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