The Earth Quiz

The mapping of which of the following is most difficult?

Tides in the sea have stored in them:

In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained:

Which one of the following would have occured if the earth had NOT been inclined on its own axis?

Latitude of place is indicative of its:

Geostationary orbit is at a height of:

The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is:

The approximate diameter of the earth is:

What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

The total surface area of earth is:

Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth?
1. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km
2. It forms around 0.5 percent of the earth's volume
3. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material
4. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks

What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?

If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, the eclipse would be likely to be:

At neap tide:
1. the sun and moon exert their force at right angles
2. the tidal amplitude is high
3. the low tides are very low

Match the following:
A. Lithosphere 1. The relatively light rocks that form the continental crust
B. Asthenosphere 2. The relatively dense rocks that form the oceanic crust
C. Sima 3. Part of earth's upper mantle
D. Sial 4. The outer portion of the earth including the crust

'Mohs' Scale' is used to indicate the:

The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest:

Days and nights are caused by:
1. rotation of the earth on its axis
2. revolution of the earth around the sun
3. inclination of the earth's axis

Variation in duration of day and night is due to:
1. rotation of earth on its axis
2. revolution of earth around the sun
3. inclination of earth at an angle of 66(1/2)

Spring tides occur when:

One degree of the circumference of the earth measures (approx.):

Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on:

What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior:
1. Mantle
2. Crust
3. Core

The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

The word used to describe the shape of earth is:

Match the following:
Date Conditions in Northern Hemisphere
A. March 21st 1. Winter Solstice
B. June 21st 2. Autumnal Equinox
C. September 21st 3. Summer Solstice
D. December 22nd 4. Vernal Equinox

The earth rotates around its axis from:

Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth?
1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator.
3. Occurrence of sunrise, noon and sunset
4. Magnetic field of the earth.

Tides are complied and they vary from place to place because of:

The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called: