Earthquake Quiz 1

The orbit along which the earth revolves is:

What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

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

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

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

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

Days and nights are caused by:

The size of the earth was first measured by:

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

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

Vernal equinox falls on:

The speed of rotation of earth is:

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

The earth rotatesaround its axis from:

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

The sun shines vertically on the Equator:

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

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

The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately:

The approximate diameter of the earth is:

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

The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest:

At a latitude of 45

Seasonal variation is the least:

The mean distances on the perihelion and aphelion 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:

The specific gravity of the earth as a whole is:

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

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

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

One degree of the circumference of the earth measures approximately:

Seasons on earth are caused by:

Vernal Equinox occurs on:

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

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

Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above:

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

What percentage of insolation is received by the earth surface?

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

Green House Effect means:

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

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

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

The world used to describe the shape of earth is:

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

The time required for moon light to reach earth:

Summer Solstic in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on:

The seasonal contrasts are maximum in:

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

Antipodes are:

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

The earth rotates arojnd the axis pointing towards:

Heat received by earth from the sun is known as:

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

The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

Maximum altitude of polar wtar at place 28

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:

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

Geostationary orbit is at a height of:

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