World geography Quiz 6 September 22, 2018 September 22, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is : 2.3 sec 1.3 sec 2 sec 1 sec 2. The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from: their effect on the lives of man their composition the shape and length of their tails the shape of their orbits 3. The Saturn rings were discovered by: Copernicus Galileo Newton none of these 4. The constellations of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly: because of optical illusion because earth revolves round the sun because celestial bodies are changing their positions all the time because earth rotates about its axis 5. The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of: short waves none of these particles long waves 6. Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following? Revolution of Earth Rotation of Earth Rotation of Moon Revolution of Moon 7. The ‘Solar Corona’ mainly consists of: ice cosmic rays gases molten lava 8. While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that: [CDS 2000] Venus is much closer to the earth than Jupiter Venus is much smaller than Jupiter the orbit of Venus is inside the earth’s orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the earth Venus reflects lesser amount of sunlight than Jupiter 9. Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail hyperbolic orbit without projecting any tail or head hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shining head elliptical or hyperbolic orbits, usually accompanied by a shining tail 10. If there is no Sun, the colour of the sky would be: orange yellow blue black Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
