Earthquake Quiz 1

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

Seasons on earth are caused by:

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

Heat received by earth from the sun is known as:

The size of the earth was first measured by:

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

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

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

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

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

Geostationary orbit is at a height of:

Green House Effect means:

One degree of the circumference of the earth measures approximately:

The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest:

The approximate diameter of the earth is:

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

Seasonal variation is the least:

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

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

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

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

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

Summer Solstic in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on:

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

The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately:

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

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

The earth rotates arojnd the axis pointing towards:

Vernal equinox falls on:

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

The time required for moon light to reach earth:

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

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

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:

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

The sun shines vertically on the Equator:

The specific gravity of the earth as a whole is:

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

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

Vernal Equinox occurs on:

The speed of rotation of earth is:

Maximum altitude of polar wtar at place 28

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

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

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:

At a latitude of 45

The seasonal contrasts are maximum in:

The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

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

What percentage of insolation is received by the earth surface?

Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above:

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

The earth rotatesaround its axis from:

The world used to describe the shape of earth is:

The mean distances on the perihelion and aphelion is:

The orbit along which the earth revolves is:

Days and nights are caused by:

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

Antipodes are:

What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

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: