World geography Quiz 5 September 22, 2018 September 22, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. The term ‘meteor’ is applied to an interplanetary body: before it enters the earth’s atmosphere after it enters the earth’s atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire after it enters the earth’s atmosphere and lands on the surface of the earth without exploding in mid-air after it enters the atmosphere of the earth 2. The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because: the period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth Moon cannot change its position Moon and the Earth have gravitational force the period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around’ the Earth is almost the same 3. Which of the following celestial bodies bear, ‘The Sea of Tranquility’ and ‘The Ocean of Storms’ ? Sun Mars Moon Venus 4. Consider the following astral bodies: 1. Sirius 2. Venus 3. Mars The correct sequence in decreasing order of their brightness is : [CDS 1999] 2, 1, 3 3, 2, 1 1, 2, 3 2, 3, 1 5. The distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the earth is : 4.2 light years 4.9 x 1111m 4.3 light years 95 x1015 m 6. Match the following: Planet Gases in atmosphere A. Venus 1. Hydrogen and helium B. Mars 2. Hydrogen, helium, ammonia, methan C. Saturn 3. Carbon dioxide, amonia and methane D. Jupiter 4. Carbon dioxide and nitrogen A B C D 4 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 1 2 7. Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are: [IAS 1989] imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets a group of stars none of these signs of Roman gods 8. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is: 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec 24 hrs 35 sec 23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec 24 hrs 9. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits? [Asstt Comm 2008] Isaac Newton Johanries Kepler Nicholas Copernicus Galileo Galilei 10. Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ? They are a kind of a star They are meteors They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth’s atmosphere They are the debris which got separated from a comet Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
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