Physical Geography Quiz 1
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Moraines are debris deposited by
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Anticyclones are so-called because
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A piece of land surrounded by water from all sides in an ocean, sea, lake or river, is called
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High tides occur when
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The word now used to describe the shape of the earth is
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What is the right combination of the following in the order of increasing distance from the outermost planet?
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What does 'Roaring forties' refer to?
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The Plannetary winds variously known as roaring forties, furious fifties and stormy syxties are
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Extrusive igneous rocks have
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Sediments are carried by various water bodies. You will find maximum sediments in a/ an
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As seen from the earth, which planet passes through phases similar to those of the moon?
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The four nearest planets to the earth in order to distance are
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Only one side of the moon is ever seen from the earth because
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High mean temperature, high relative humidity and heavy rainfall (well distributed all over the year) are the characteristic features of the
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At what height from the earth's surface is the stratosphere found?
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A narrow strip of land, connecting two large areas of land is called
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An extensive inlet penetrating far into the land (a large, deep bay), is known as
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The length of a shadow at noon would be the same all the year round at
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The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth's surface tip to 6-8 miles and experiences decrese in temperature at a constant rate is the
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Bad Lands develop as a result of
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The difference between sun and shade temperatures is largest in which of the following types of elimates?
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Isotherms are lines on a map which join the places having the same
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Which part of the earth's mass is _____ water?
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Rich mineral area in the sea is
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When it is noon in India what would be the time in England?
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Distance between moon and earth is approximately
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When the moon is one the side of the earth directly opposite the sun, the moon is in the phase known as:
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The scientific instrument Seismograph is used for recording
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Soils of volcanic origin, where weathering is actively breaking down lavas and liberating the essential plant foods, are most favoured for the cultivation of
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The Ozone Layer protects the earth from
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The Equator, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn run through the continent of
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The smallest planet is
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Arrange the following three atmospheric layers starting from the surface of the earth
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Which one of the following is not the result of mechanical weathering of rocks?
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Westerlies are
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The average time interval between one high tide and the next high tide is approximately
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Which type of rock weathers most rapidly in a hot, moint climate?
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Comets revolve around
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The angle of dip at the magnetic equator of earth is
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The International Date Line refers to
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At local noon on board a ship, the chronometer reads 3.30 p.m. The longitude of the ship is
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The transitional zone between the troposphere and the stratosphere is called
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A planet whose mass and radius is twice the Earth's will accelerate due to gravity
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A cyclone is a system of wind blowing
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The star-like objects at the edge of the universe are
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Horse Latitude is a belt between the
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The most common element by weight in the earth's crust is
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A sextant is a scientific instrument for measuring
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Who was the first to reach the South Pole?
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If J stands for Jupiter, N for Neptune, P for Pluto, S for Saturn, and V for Uranus, the order of the outer-planets from the earth is
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