EARTH MCQS SET 14

EARTH MCQS SET 14

 

1. Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.
(a) Change of seasons
(b) length of days and nights
(c) Determination of latitudes
(d) Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
Ans: (d)

2. Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because:
(a) longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
(b) longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian
(c) longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

3. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles
(b) Both equator and longitudes are great circles
(c) Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles
(d) Both equator and latitudes are great circles
Ans: (b)

4. Maximum difference in the spacing of longitudes is :
(a) at poles
(b) at equator
(c) at tropics
(d) at arctic circle
Ans: (b)
5. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in:
(a) kilometers from the poles
(b) kilometers from the equator
(c) angles from the poles
(d) angles from the equator
Ans: (d)
6. Latitude and longitude both:
(a) pass through poles
(b) run parallel to the equator
(c) run parallel to each other
(d) run perpendicular to each other
Ans: (d)
7. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) 66° 33' N latitude - Arctic Circle
(b) 180°E or 180°W longitude- International Date Line
(c) 23° 20' N latitude - Tropic of Cancer
(d) 0° E or 0°W longitude – Equator
Ans: (d)

8. The latitude of a place is the same as the:
(a) maximum altitude attained by the Sun at noon
(b) altitude of the celestial pole
(c) angle between the horizon and the equator
(d) zenith distance of the full moon when on the meridian
Ans: (d)
9. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part ?
(a) Sial
(b) Sima
(c) Mantle
(d) Core
Ans: (d)

10. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately:
(a) 22 km
(b) 68 km
(c) 125 km
(d) 625 km
Ans: (b)