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