World geography Quiz 6 September 22, 2018 September 22, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. 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] 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 Venus is much smaller than Jupiter Venus is much closer to the earth than Jupiter 2. The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is : 1.3 sec 2.3 sec 2 sec 1 sec 3. The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of: none of these short waves particles long waves 4. The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from: their composition their effect on the lives of man the shape and length of their tails the shape of their orbits 5. The constellations of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly: because earth revolves round the sun because of optical illusion because celestial bodies are changing their positions all the time because earth rotates about its axis 6. Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in hyperbolic orbit without projecting any tail or head elliptical or hyperbolic orbits, usually accompanied by a shining tail elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shining head 7. The Saturn rings were discovered by: Newton Galileo Copernicus none of these 8. Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following? Revolution of Moon Rotation of Moon Rotation of Earth Revolution of Earth 9. The ‘Solar Corona’ mainly consists of: cosmic rays ice gases molten lava 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