World geography Quiz 5 September 22, 2018 September 22, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. 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 2. The term ‘meteor’ is applied to an interplanetary body: 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 before it enters the earth’s atmosphere 3. The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because: Moon cannot change its position the period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth 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 4. 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 3 1 2 2 1 4 3 2 3 4 1 4 2 3 1 5. Which of the following celestial bodies bear, ‘The Sea of Tranquility’ and ‘The Ocean of Storms’ ? Sun Mars Venus Moon 6. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits? [Asstt Comm 2008] Isaac Newton Nicholas Copernicus Galileo Galilei Johanries Kepler 7. Consider the following astral bodies: 1. Sirius 2. Venus 3. Mars The correct sequence in decreasing order of their brightness is : [CDS 1999] 1, 2, 3 3, 2, 1 2, 3, 1 2, 1, 3 8. Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are: [IAS 1989] signs of Roman gods a group of stars none of these imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets 9. Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ? They are the debris which got separated from a comet They are meteors They are a kind of a star They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth’s atmosphere 10. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is: 24 hrs 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec 24 hrs 35 sec 23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
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