Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above _____ (1) Tropic of Capricorn (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Poles (4) Equator

1 Answer

Answer :

Equator

Related questions

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 : Which one of the following is the greatest circle ? (1) Arctic Circle (2) Equator (3) Tropic of Cancer (4) Tropic of Capricorn

Last Answer : Equator

Description : On planet Earth, there is no centrifugal force at the – (1) Equator (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Tropic of Capricorn (4) Poles

Last Answer : (4) Poles Explanation: Some common examples of centrifugal force at work are mud flying off a tire and children feeling a force pushing them outwards while spinning on a roundabout.

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 : 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 : 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 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 rivers crosses the tropic of capricorn twice ? (1) Vaal (2) Limpopo (3) Nizer (4) Zambezi

Last Answer : Limpopo

Description : When does the sun shine vertically on the Equator ? (1) Throughout the year (2) For six months (3) Twice a year (4) Once a year

Last Answer :  Twice a year

Description : What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass? -General Knowledge

Last Answer : The answer is 'Brazil'

Description : What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass? -General Knowledge

Last Answer : answer:

Description : What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass? -General Knowledge

Last Answer : answer:

Description : What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?

Last Answer : Brazil

Description : An Equinox is when: (1) Day and night are of equal length (2) Day is of the shortest duration during the year (3) Day is of the longest duration in the year (4) Day when maximum rainfall of the year occurs

Last Answer : Day and night are of equal length

Description : When the earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called (1) Aphelion (2) Perihelion (3) Equinox (4) Sidereal

Last Answer : Aphelion

Description : The zone of Earth’s atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16 kms above equator and 8 kms over the poles is known as : (1) Mesosphere (2) Thermosphere (3) Troposphere (4) Stratosphere

Last Answer : Troposphere

Description : The acceleration due to gravity at the equator (1) is less than that at the poles (2) is greater than that at the poles (3) is equal to that at the poles (4) does not depend on the earth’s centripetal acceleration 

Last Answer : is less than that at the poles

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 does not pass through (1) Myanmar (2) Nepal (3) Bangladesh (4) China

Last Answer : Nepal

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 do the surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic, of Capricorn? -General Knowledge

Last Answer : answer:

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 : 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 : 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 : What is the epicentre of an Earthquake? (1) The point at which earthquake originates (2) The point which is prone to volcanoes (3) The point from which the intensity of seismic waves declines (4) The point on the earth’s surface vertically above the seismic focus

Last Answer : The point on the earth’s surface vertically above the seismic focus

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 : Solar eclipse occurs when (1) the Moon does not lie on the line joining the Sun and the Earth (2) the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth (3) the Sun comes between the Moon and the Earth (4) the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun

Last Answer : the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth

Description : When does the sun shine vertically on the Equator? (1) Throughout the year (2) For six months (3) Twice a year (4) Once a year

Last Answer : (3) Twice a year Explanation: When the Sun is vertically above the equator, the day is of equal length all over Earth. This happens twice a year, and these are the "equinoxes" in March and in ... per year. Outside the tropic zones, whether to the south or north, the Sun is never directly overhead.

Description : Howmany time in a year Sun shines vertically on the equator?

Last Answer : Twice a year

Description : ‘Terra rossa’ is a Latin word which means (1) hot area (2) red terrain (3) lateritic region (4) region near the poles

Last Answer : red terrain

Description : Day and Night are equal at the: (1) Prime Meridian (2) Antarctic (3) Poles (4) Eqator

Last Answer : Eqator

Description : The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent in the rainy season due to (1) the development of cyclone over the equator (2) the effect of easterlies (3) the effect of Northern-East trade winds (4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over NorthWest India

Last Answer :  the presence of low atmospheric pressure over NorthWest India

Description : The climatic zones are classified on the basis of (1) distance from the equator (2) elevation (3) rainfall (4) distance from the sea

Last Answer : rainfall

Description : Magnetic Meridian is a (1) Line parallel to the equator of the Earth (2) Latitude (3) Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth (4) Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth

Last Answer : Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth

Description : The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries ? (1) Kenya (2) Mexico (3) Indonesia (4) Brazil

Last Answer : Mexico

Description : The latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to— (1) Equator (2) South Pole (3) Axis of the Earth (4) North Pole

Last Answer : Equator

Description : A day is added when one crosses (1) the equator from south to north (2) 180 degree longitude from east to west (3) the equator from north to south (4) 180 degree longitude from west to east

Last Answer :  the equator from south to north

Description : What is the International Date Line ? (1) It is the equator (2) It is the 0° longitude (3) It is the 90° east longitude (4) It is the 180° longitude

Last Answer : It is the 180° longitude

Description : Where are the hot deserts generally found ? (1) On the eastern margins of the Tropics (2) On the western margins of the Tropics (3) Nearer the Equator (4) In the middle of the Continents 

Last Answer : On the western margins of the Tropics

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

Last Answer : Ans:(d)

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 : El Nino occurs over (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Pacific Ocean (4) Mediterranean Sea

Last Answer : Pacific Ocean