Earthquake Quiz 1

Seasonal variation is the least:

The mean distances on the perihelion and aphelion is:

The heavier silictes named Sima on Silica + magnesium are most abundant in the:

Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for spherical shape of the earth?

The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December is:

The term that best describes the shape of the earth is:

Antipodes are:

Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insolation?

One degree of the circumference of the earth measures approximately:

A semifluid shell which includes both the crust and uppermost part of the mantle is known as:

At the core of the earth, the temperature is estimated to be around:

Maximum altitude of polar wtar at place 28

The seasonal contrasts are maximum in:

What is the maximum length of a day on the poles?

Days and nights are equal throughout the globe when sun is above:

The earth rotates arojnd the axis pointing towards:

Days and nights are caused by:

The inclination of the earth's axis to the orbital plane is:

The time required for moon light to reach earth:

Seasons on earth are caused by:

The surface of earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called:

Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because:

The earth revolves around the sun at the speed (per minute) of:

Summer Solstic in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on:

Which of the following pairs of metals are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?

The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately:

Geostationary orbit is at a height of:

The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the sun causing summer in the Northern Hemisphere is:

Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius about:

The speed of rotation of earth is:

Vernal equinox falls on:

The earth's annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of:

The sun shines vertically on the Equator:

Japan is called 'the land of rising sun' because:

At a latitude of 45

The crust forms what percentage of the volume of the earth:

The orbit along which the earth revolves is:

The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long wave radiation from Earth going back to space. This is known as:

What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

The largest amont of reflection of the solar radiant energy which is reflected back into space before reaching the earth's surface is due to:

Vernal Equinox occurs on:

The fixed path along which the earth revolves round the sun is called:

The size of the earth was first measured by:

What percentage of insolation is received by the earth surface?

The approximate diameter of the earth is:

The specific gravity of the earth as a whole is:

The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest:

Green House Effect means:

The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of:

The approximate surface temperature on the sunlit side of the earth is:

The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately:

The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than equatorial diameter by about:

The earth rotatesaround its axis from:

Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above:

The world used to describe the shape of earth is:

Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part?

The sutudy of time in relation to earth's history is called:

The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of earth depends on:

The distance of the equator from either of the poles is:

Heat received by earth from the sun is known as: