Earth - Section 1

11:  

Match the following:
                                                       Conditions in
Date :                                            Northern Hemisphere,
'
A.March 20                                 1.  Winter Solstice
B June 21 th                                 2. Auntum Equinox
C. September 21 st                     3. Summer Equinox
D. December 22nd.                      4.Vernal Equinox

A.

ABCD

1 2 3 4

B.

ABCD

I 3 4 2

C.

A B  C D

2 3 1 4

D.

A B C D

4 3 2  1

 
 

Option: D

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12:  

The earth's annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of 

A.

1.096 million Km

B.

1,036 million Km

C.

966 million Km

D.

896 million Km

 
 

Option: C

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13:  

The fixed path along which the earth revolves round the sun is called

A.

the celestial sptiere

B.

the elliptic path

C.

the ecliptic plane

D.

the earth's orbit

 
 

Option: D

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14:  

The size of the earth was first measured by

A.

Isaac Newton

B.

Galileo

C.

Copernicus

D.

Eratosthene S

 
 

Option: D

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15:  

The seasonal contrasts are maximum in

A.

Low latitudes

B.

Mid latitudes

C.

Subtropics

D.

High latitudes

 
 

Option: B

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