World geography practice quiz 2 June 13, 2019 June 13, 2019 Please enter your email: 1. The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because: it cannot be seen at night as at that time no sunlight falls on it. it gets hidden behind Venus it being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun it goes too far away from the Earth 2. ‘The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’.This is true of: Uranus Neptune Saturn Mars 3. The hottest planet is : [CPO SI 2002] Saturn Venus Jupiter Mercury 4. Lunar Sea refers to : a sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon a light water body illuminated by the moon-light a dark plain on the moon a small sea on the moon 5. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin? Mars Neptune Venus Uranus 6. The planet having thirteen moons is : Venus Uranus Neptune Mars 7. On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east? Venus Mars Saturn Jupiter 8. Comets revolve around: [NDA 1990] no single heavenly body earth sun venus 9. The sunspots cause: [UP PCS 1995] aurora borealis and aurora australis all of these magnetic storms on the surface of the sun polar auroras 10. Super Nova is : [CDS 1994] a black hole an asteroid a comet a dying star 11. Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day? [IAS 2003, CDS] Jupiter Venus Earth Mercury 12. The Milky way extends through a distance: 8 light years 1 light year 1010 light years 105 light years 13. ‘Parsec’ is the unit of measurement of: astronomical distance brightness of heavenly bodies orbital velocity of giant stars density of stars 14. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called: Astronomical year Light year Parsec Cosmic year 15. Match the following: A. Largest Planet 1. Mercury B. Brightest Planet 2. Jupiter C. Densest Planet 3. Earth D. Smallest Planet 4. Venus A B C D 2 4 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 1 16. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their: mass temperature rotational speed size 17. Which of the following is the brightest planet? Mercury Mars Jupiter Venus 18. Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution? Mercury Mars Jupiter Venus 19. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth? Venus Mercury Mars Jupiter 20. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites? Venus and Neptune Venus and Mars Mercury and Mars Mercury and Venus Loading … Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
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