Earth MCQs

Question 1

The acceleration due to gravity at the equator

Accepted Answer

Is less than that at the poles

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Is greater than that at the poles

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Is equal to that at the poles

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Does not depend on the Earth centripetal acceleration

Question 2

"Mohs' Scale" is used to indicate the ________

Accepted Answer

Degree of hardness of minerals.

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Degree of brittleness of a substance

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Degree of viscosity of a liquid

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Degree of elasticity of a material

Question 3

The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________

Accepted Answer

Equator

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Axis of the earth

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North pole

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South pole

Question 4

The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________

Accepted Answer

One hour

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Half an hour

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Forty five minutes

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One hour fifteen minutes

Question 5

World's longest land border is between which two contries?

Accepted Answer

Canada and USA

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Australia and New Zealand

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India and China

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Switzerland and Italy

Question 6

What is the term used for the day on 23 September when day and night are equal throughout the world?

Accepted Answer

Autumnal Equinox

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Astronomical Equinox

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Winter Solstice

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Spring Equinox

Question 7

When it is noon along 82° 30' longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m.?

Accepted Answer

0° E or W

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Along 165° E

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Along 67° 30' W

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Along 82° 31' W

Question 8

The Gutenberg discontinuity is between ________

Accepted Answer

The outer core and the lower mantle

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The crust and the mantle

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The upper and lower mantles

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The inner and outer cores

Question 9

The approximate circumference of the Earth is

Accepted Answer

40,000 km

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13,000 km

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20,000 km

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25,000 km