At a latitude of 45
A.1120 km/h
B.500 km/h
C.510 km/h
D.620 km/h
Category: Earth Mcqs
The surface of earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called:
A.Torrid zone
B.Frigid zone
C.Temperate zone
D.South temperate zone
The distance of the equator from either of the poles is:
A.500 km
B.5001 km
C.10002 km
D.2800 km
Seasonal variation is the least:
A.In the Arctic Circle
B.At latitude
C.In the Tropic of Cancer
D.At the equator
The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than equatorial diameter by about:
A.40 km
B.43 km
C.48 km
D.53 km
The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long wave radiation from Earth going back to space. This is known as:
A.Heat balance of earth
B.Wave balance of Earth
C.Earth radiation
D.None of these
Days and nights are equal throughout the globe when sun is above:
A.Poles
B.Equator
C.Tropic of Cancer
D.Tropic of Capricorn
Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for spherical shape of the earth?
A.Solar eclipse
B.Lunar eclipse
C.Revolution
D.Rotation of earth
The fixed path along which the earth revolves round the sun is called:
A.The clestial sphere
B.The earth’s orbit
C.The ecliptic Plane
D.The ecliptic path
