Earth MCQs

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

Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.

At 12 noon of December 21, you observe that you cast no shadow as you stand in bright sunlight. So you must be, somewhere near ________

The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows: 1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere 2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation 3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis 4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km Which of the above statements are correct ?

Tides in the sea have stored in them ________

Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly

The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________

How old is Earth, It is decided by which of the following processes?

Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?