Description : What is meant by the term "mid-night sun"? (1) Twilight (2) Rising Sun (3) Very bright moon (4) Sun shining in the polar circle for long time
Last Answer : (4) Sun shining in the polar circle for long time Explanation: The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at places north of the Arctic Circle and south of the ... with potential midnight sun increases the farther towards either pole one goes. Physical Geography (Set: 06)
Description : Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the Polar regions are called (1) Typhoons (2) Tornadoes (3) Blizzards (4) Polar winds
Last Answer : Blizzards
Description : The tides in the sea are primarily due to (1) the atmospheric effect of the Earth (2) the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth (3) the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth (4) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Last Answer : the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Description : Tides in the sea are caused by (1) effect of Sun (2) effect of Moon (3) eombined effect of Moon and Sun (4) gravitational force of Earth and Sun
Last Answer : eombined effect of Moon and Sun
Description : Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the (1) Earth on the Moon (2) Earth on the Sun (3) Sun and Moon on the Earth (4) Moon on the Earth
Last Answer : Sun and Moon on the Earth
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 moon come between the Sun and earth? (1) Lunar eclipse (2) Solar eclipse (3) Sidereal day (4) Full moon day
Last Answer : Solar eclipse
Description : When does solar eclipse take place ? (1) When the sun is between the moon and earth (2) When the earth is between the moon and sun (3) When the moon is between the sun and earth (4) When the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and earth
Last Answer : When the moon is between the sun and earth
Description : When the moon completely covers the sun, it is known as (1) the Antumbra (2) the Umbra (3) the Penumbra (4) None of these
Last Answer : the Umbra
Description : The term Roaring Forties is related to the (1) Trade winds (2) Planetary winds (3) Westerlies (4) Polar winds
Last Answer : Westerlies
Description : Which of the following is FALSE with respect to rain water harvesting ? (1) It is a device of water conservation. (2) It helps raising water table. (3) It helps meet rising water demand. (4) It increases run-off losses.
Last Answer : It increases run-off losses.
Description : Rubber plantations are found in (1) Temperate forests (2) Mountain regions (3) Polar regions (4) Equatorial regions
Last Answer : Equatorial regions
Description : Which one of the following is called North-easter? (1) Cold and fast-blowing winds in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions (2) Cold and fast-blowing winds in ... -blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere (4) Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia
Last Answer : Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere
Description : The climate of North America is influenced during winter by the (1) Polar airmasses (2) Warm airmasses (3) Continental airmasses (4) Tropical airmasses
Last Answer : Tropical airmasses
Description : Trade winds blow from the (1) equatorial low pressure (2) polar high pressure (3) subtropical high pressure (4) subpolar low pressure
Last Answer : subtropical high pressure
Description : Convectional Rainfall occurs in: (1) Equatorial region (2) Temperate region (3) Tropical region (4) Polar region
Last Answer : Equatorial region
Description : What would be my personality description of having a Pisces Sun, a Libra Moon, and a Scorpio Ascendent or Rising? And (seperately) including that I'm a Pisces/ Dog?
Last Answer : Probably doesn’t mean anything, you are who you are and that stuff probably doesn’t affect that.
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 : Which among the following statements is true regarding International Date line ? (1) It is 180° Longitude (2) It is a straight line (3) It is a big circle (4) It is a curved line beyond earth
Last Answer : It is 180° Longitude
Description : Spring tides occur on (1) New moon day only (2) Full moon day as well as on new moon day (3) Full moon day only (4) The day when the moon’s position is in its first quarter
Last Answer : Full moon day as well as on new moon day
Description : The moon is showing its same face to the earth because (1) It is not rotating about its own axis (2) Its rotation and revolution are opposite (3) Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same (4) Its rotation is faster than its revolution
Last Answer : Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same
Description : Which one of the following planets has no moon? (1) Mars (2) Neptune (3) Mercury (4) Pluto
Last Answer : Mercury
Description : What is meant by Isthmus? (1) Mouth of a river where it joins the sea (2) Narrow strip of water dividing two land masses (3) Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans (4) Narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land
Last Answer : Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans
Description : Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in the beach, from this we can estimate (1) The distance between the sun and the earth (2) The depth of the ocean (3) The radius of the earth (4) The radius of the sun
Last Answer : The radius of the earth
Description : What is meant by zero circle? State the advantages of digital planimeter over polar planimeter.
Last Answer : Zero circle:- When the tracing point is moved along a circle without rotation of the wheel i.e. when the wheel slides without any change in reading ,the circle is known as the zero circle or ... are required for area. 3) It gives more accurate reading 4) Less time required for measurement
Description : How long will it take for the sun to suddenly stop shining ?
Last Answer : When light suddenly stops coming from the sun, we can feel it after 8 minutes and 19 seconds.
Description : Why is the moon shining ?
Last Answer : Answer : The moon has no light of its own. The moon is illuminated by the light of the sun .
Description : The person sitting in the old Dakota noticed that during the flight a) The moon was coming up in the East b) The stars were shining, with no clouds. c) The countryside was asleep. d) All of the above.
Last Answer : d) All of the above.
Description : Source of energy in ecosystem is (1) Sun (2) Green plants (3) Sugar produced in photosynthesis (4) ATP
Last Answer : Sun
Description : Airmass near to the earth’s surface is warmer because it (1) radiates heat (2) contains dust particles (3) is warmed by terrestrial radiation (4) is far from the sun
Last Answer : is warmed by terrestrial radiation
Description : Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because (1) it is closest to the Sun (2) there are charged particles in it (3) it is heated by the Earth’s surface (4) heat is generated in it
Last Answer : it is heated by the Earth’s surface
Description : Storms of gases are visible in the chromosphere of the Sun during (1) Cyclones (2) Anticyclones (3) Lunar eclipse (4) Solar eclipse
Description : What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the sun ? (1) Aphelion (2) Antipode (3) Perihelion (4) Aldiate
Last Answer : Aphelion
Description : Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above _____ (1) Tropic of Capricorn (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Poles (4) Equator
Description : Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole ? (1) High altitude (2) More rainfall (3) Strong winds (4) Away from the sun
Last Answer : High altitude
Description : The temperature of water at the bottom of a large waterfall is higher than that of the water at the top. because (1) the falling water absorbs heat from the Sun. (2) the water at the bottom has greater ... of the falling water is converted into heat. (4) rocks on the bed of the river give out heat.
Last Answer : the kinetic energy of the falling water is converted into heat.
Description : When the earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called (1) Aphelion (2) Perihelion (3) Equinox (4) Sidereal
Description : Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere? (1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere (2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight (3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere (4) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
Last Answer : Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere
Description : If a star is bigger than Sun, but not more than twice as big, it will turn into a _______. (1) Pulsar (2) Maxima (3) Avenger (4) Discover
Last Answer : Pulsar
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 : The outermost layer of sun is called (1) Lithosphere (2) Chromosphere (3) Photosphere (4) Corona
Last Answer : Corona
Description : Which of the following Scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical? (1) Kepler (2) Galileo (3) Newton (4) Copernicus
Last Answer : Kepler
Description : The total number of planets revolving around the sun is (1) Five (2) Eight (3) Seven (4) Six
Last Answer : Eight
Description : Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly (1) 8 min (2) 2 min (3) 6 min (4) 4 min
Last Answer : 8 min
Description : The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is : (1) Mercury (2) Saturn (3) Jupiter (4) Mars
Description : The planet nearest to the Sun is : (1) Earth (2) Mercury (3) Mars (4) Venus
Description : The outermost layer of the Sun is called (1) Chromosphere (2) Photosphere (3) Corona (4) Lithosphere
Description : Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun? (1) Vega (2) Sirius (3) Proxima Centauri (4) Alpha Centauri
Last Answer : Proxima Centaur
Description : The surface temperature of the sun is estimated as (1) 6000 °C (2) 12000 °C (3) 18000 °C (4) 24000 °C
Last Answer : 6000 °C
Description : The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about— (1) 8 seconds (2) 8 minutes (3) 10 seconds (4) 10 minutes
Last Answer : 8 minutes