World Geography
What is the radius of Earth?
A. 5300 km
B. 6370 km
C. 10000 km
D. 8330 km
B. 6370 km
One minute of arc of latitude along any meridian is also known as ___?
A. One Degree
B. One Mile
C. One Nautical Mile
D. One Mach
C. One Nautical Mile
How much of longitude accounts for one hour?
A. 10 degrees
B. 15 degrees
C. 20 degrees
D. 25 degrees
B. 15 degrees
"Medicine Line" is another name for which among the following circles of latitude?
A. 17th Parallel North
B. 39th Parallel North
C. 49th Parallel North
D. 59th Parallel North
C. 49th Parallel North
What is the average density of Earth in g/cm3?
A. 5.515
B. 4.415
C. 4.515
D. 6.515
A. 5.515
What is the amount of Iron on Earth (percentage in total mass)?
A. 24.5%
B. 34.6%
C. 39.3%
D. 42.4%
B. 34.6%
On Summer Solstice, Sun's rays fall perpendicular on which among the following circles?
A. Tropic of Capricorn
B. Equator
C. Tropic of Cancer
D. None of them
C. Tropic of Cancer
If Earth stops rotating, the impact on the weight of a body will be minimum on which among the following places?
A. Equator
B. North pole
C. Tropic of Cancer
D. Tropic of Capricorn
B. North pole
Which among the following dates would normally represent a Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. December 26
B. January 14
C. December 21
D. January 24
C. December 21
What is the name of Earth's first supercontinent?
A. Pangea
B. Vaalbara
C. Gondwana
D. Columbia
A. Pangea