EARTH, MOON AND SUN (MCQs)

The approximate diameter of the earth is:

  • (A) 4200 km
  • (B) 6400 km
  • (C) 12,800 km
  • (D) 15,600 km
Check Answer
  • (C) 12,800 km

The diameter of the earth as the Equator is about:

  • (A) 12,756 km
  • (B) 14,500 km
  • (C) 15,788 km
  • (D) 16,999 km
Check Answer
  • (A) 12,756 km

Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because:

  • (A) The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth
  • (B) The moon’s orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
  • (C) The sun’s orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon
  • (D) The earth’s orbit is always in the same plane as the moon
Check Answer
  • (B) The moon’s orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth

“Contour” is a measure of:

  • (A) Temperature
  • (B) Rainfall
  • (C) Pressure
  • (D) Topography
Check Answer
  • (D) Topography

At the poles, the diameter of the earth is about:

  • (A) 12,000 km
  • (B) 12,714 km
  • (C) 13,777 km
  • (D) 17,515 km
Check Answer
  • (B) 12,714 km

The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than equatorial diameter is about:

  • (A) 40 km
  • (B) 43 km
  • (C) 48 km
  • (D) 53 km
Check Answer
  • (B) 43 km

Lunar eclipse occurs when:

  • (A) Earth comes between sun and moon
  • (B) Moon comes between earth and sun
  • (C) Sun comes between moon and earth
  • (D) Moon is at right angle to the earth
Check Answer
  • (A) Earth comes between sun and moon

Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius falls short of the equatorial about:

  • (A) 22 km
  • (B) 36 km
  • (C) 40 km
  • (D) 45 km
Check Answer
  • (A) 22 km

Solar eclipse occurs when:

  • (A) Sun comes between moon and earth
  • (B) Moon comes between earth and sun
  • (C) Earth comes between sun and moon
  • (D) Moon is at right angle to the earth
Check Answer
  • (B) Moon comes between earth and sun

From outer space he color of Earth seems a mixture of:

  • (A) Red and blue
  • (B) White and black
  • (C) Blue and white
  • (D) Blue and brown
Check Answer
  • (C) Blue and white

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