Description : Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above ______. (1) Tropic of Capricorn (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Poles (4) Equator
Last Answer : (4) Equator Explanation: An equinox is an astronomical event in which the plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun, which occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 ... equatorial line. On an equinox, day and night are of approximately equal duration all over the planet.
Description : Global warming during winter becomes more pronounced at the : (A) Equator (B) Poles (C) Tropic of Cancer (D) Tropic of Capricorn
Last Answer : (D) Tropic of Capricorn
Description : Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above _____ (1) Tropic of Capricorn (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Poles (4) Equator
Last Answer : Equator
Description : The largest latitude circle on earth is ----? A. Arctic circle B. Tropic of cancer C. Tropic of Capricorn D. The Equator (Answer)
Last Answer : D. The Equator (Answer)
Description : Which of the following latitudes passes through India? [RRB 1994] (a) Equator (b) Arctic Circle (c) Tropic of Capricorn (d) Tropic of Cancer
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one of the following is the greatest circle? (1) Tropic of Cancer (2) Tropic of Capricorn (3) Equator (4) Arctic Circle
Last Answer : (3) Equator Explanation: An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass. This ... two Polar Circles and the two Tropical Circles: the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Description : Which one of the following is the greatest circle? (1) Arctic Circle (2) Equator (3) Tropic of Cancer (4) Tropic of Capricorn
Last Answer : (2) Equator Explanation: A great circle, also known as an orthodrome or Riemannian circle, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere, as ... in that it is a circle on the surface of the earth, centered on the center of the earth).
Description : Which of the following imaginary line almost divides India into two equal parts? A. Equator B. Tropic of Cancer C. Tropic of Capricorn D. Arctic Circle
Last Answer : B. Tropic of Cancer
Description : Which one of the following is the greatest circle ? (1) Arctic Circle (2) Equator (3) Tropic of Cancer (4) Tropic of Capricorn
Description : What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Brazil'
Last Answer : answer:
Description : What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
Last Answer : Brazil
Description : What do the surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic, of Capricorn? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Singapore '
Description : What tropic of cancer is to the tropic of Capricorn as the circle is to the what?
Last Answer : The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the Antarctic Circle. They are lines of latitude either north (Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer) or south of the equator.
Description : Equator represents – (1) line joining North and South poles (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles (3) a belt (ring) around the planet Saturn (4) axis of rotation of Earth
Last Answer : (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles Explanation: An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere ... astronomical bodies have equators similarly defined. The length of the Equator is roughly 40,075 kilometres.
Description : Equator represents (1) line joining North and South poles (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles (3) a belt (ring) around the planet Saturn (4) axis of rotation of Earth
Last Answer : imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
Description : The Tropic of Cancer which passes through India is _____ to/of the equator. (a) at right angles (b) to the North (c) to the South (d) 90º to the South
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Carpricorn and Equator pass, is - (1) Africa (2) Australia (3) Europe (4) Asia
Last Answer : (1) Africa Explanation: Africa is the only continent through which all the main latitude lines; Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, pass. The Prime Meridian (a line of longitude) also passes through Africa.
Description : The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Carpricorn and Equator pass, is (1) Africa (2) Australia (3) Europe (4) Asia
Last Answer : Africa
Description : A body weighs slightly more at the poles than at the equator because (a) the earth is flat at the poles. (b) the earth has the maximum speed of rotation at the equator (c) the attractive force at the poles increases due to the ice cap (d) none of these is a complete explanation
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : What cape is in eastern South America near the Tropic of Capricorn?
Last Answer : Tropic of cnacer
Description : What plants are there in the tropic of Capricorn?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Which rivers cross the Tropic of Capricorn twice?
Last Answer : Limpopo River
Description : Which one of the following rivers crosses the tropic of Capricorn twice? (1) Vaal (2) Limpopo (3) Nizer (4) Zambezi
Last Answer : (2) Limpopo Explanation: An earthquake is also known as a quake, tremor or temblor. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. It is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
Description : Which rivers crosses tropic of Capricorn twice
Last Answer : Limpopo river
Description : Which one of the following rivers crosses the tropic of capricorn twice ? (1) Vaal (2) Limpopo (3) Nizer (4) Zambezi
Last Answer : Limpopo
Description : Intensity of gravitational field of earth is maximum at – (1) Poles (2) Equator (3) Centre of earth (4) Surface
Last Answer : (1) Poles Explanation: perfect sphere of spherically uniform density (density varies solely with distance from centre) would produce a gravitational field of uniform magnitude at all points on ... are consequently slight deviations in both the magnitude and direction of gravity across its surface.
Description : Intensity of gravitational field of earth is maximum at (1) Poles (2) Equator (3) Centre of earth (4) Surface
Last Answer : Poles
Description : On planet Earth, where is no centrifugal force? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'At the Poles'
Description : On planet Earth, where is no centrifugal force?
Last Answer : At the Poles
Description : 1. After howmany years is the President of USA is elected? 2. Which enzyme changes maltose into glucose? 3. Economic Planning is a subject of which list? 4. On planet Earth, where is ... city is associated with the river Mekong? 20. By which was Yavanika (Curtain) introduced in Indian theatre?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. 4 years 2. Maltose 3. Union List 4. At the Poles 5. Sabarmati Ashram 6. Tim Berners-Lee 7. Cabbage 8. Government of India Act, 1935 9. Mercury 10. Mohammad Iqbal 11. Polyethylene 12 ... 16. Copper, zinc and iodine 17. Government of India Act, 1858 18. Allotropes 19. Phnom-Penh 20. Greeks
Description : The mass of a body is different from its weight because 1. mass is a variable quantity whereas weight is constant 2. mass varies very little at different places whereas weight varies a lot 3. mass is constant but weight decreases as ... is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 4 (c) 3 only (d) 3 and 4
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The tides at any place occur a little less than 1 hour later, each succeeding day (B) The influence of the earth's gravity alone produces level-tidal ... ) The spinning force is maximum at the equator and zero at the poles (D) All of the above
Last Answer : (D) All of the above
Description : India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that (a) ... (c) all longitudes with their opposites form great circles (d) the earth is not a perfect sphere
Description : The weight of an object at the poles is greater than at the equator. This is because (a) Of the shape of the earth (b) The attraction of the moon is maximum at the earth’s surface (c) The attraction of the sun is maximum at the earth’s surface (d) Gravitational pull is more at the poles
Description : The weight of a body is 1. same everywhere on the surface of the earth 2. maximum at the poles 3. maximum at the equator 4. less on the hills than in the plains Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) None
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : What is the latitude line 23 degrees 27' south of the equator is the tropic of?
Last Answer : Tropic if Capricorn. north is cancer
Description : Why does man weigh more at the poles than at the equator? (a) Because there is no atmosphere at the poles (b) Because gravitational pull is more at the poles (c) Because gravitational pull is less at the poles (d) None of the above
Description : Tropical cyclones originate within a. Intermediate between Polar and temperate zones b. Mainly tropical area c. Mainly equatorial Zones d. Intermediate between Tropics of Capricorn and cancer
Last Answer : d. Intermediate between Tropics of Capricorn and cancer
Description : The horse latitude which occurs at approximately 30o - 35o north is also known as the: w) doldrums x) calms of Cancer y) calms of Capricorn z) trough of the Pacific
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CALMS OF CANCER
Description : What is the distance of the equator from either of the poles? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is '10,002 km'
Description : What caused the global convection current between the equator and the poles?
Last Answer : Surface currents are caused by wind, and affected by therotation of the Earth and the gravity of the moon (tides). When theoceans are deep, convection within the layers can also affect theflow ... no corresponding heating of the oceanbottom by the Sun. So currents do not form spontaneously atdepth.
Description : Why is surface water warmer at the equator than th poles?
Description : How does linear distance separating each 1 degree of longitude change as you move from the equator toward the poles?
Last Answer : The linear distance across each degree of longitude at theequator is about 60 miles. That's as far apart as those lines oflongitude get. As the lines of longitude run north (or south) tothe ... distance separatingeach degree of longitude is a maximum at the equator, and decreasesto zero at the pole.
Description : What causes ocean water near the poles to be colder than water near the equator?
Last Answer : the sun's rays strike the water at a angle at the polesAPEX
Description : Why is the air pressure lower at the Equator than at the North and South poles?
Last Answer : Need answer