A meteor is
a rapidly moving star
a piece of matter which has entered the earth's atmosphere from outer space
part of a constellation
a comet without a tail
Correct Answer :
B. a piece of matter which has entered the earth's atmosphere from outer space
Related Questions
What happens when ships cross the International Date Line?
They have to pay a tax
Ships going west from the USA lose a day, ships going east from Japan and Australia gain a day
They have to report at the customs post
They have to check their clocks agains
Which star la called the brightest star (Dog star)?
Sirius
Proxima Centaury
Orion
Pole Star
The Sun contains over ___of the total mass of the Solar System.
0.825
0.98
0.998
0.02
Sunspots are
undulations on the solar surface
huge magnetic storms on the solar surface
places with adequate sunshine
places of tourist importance
The permanent tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth in its orbit together cause
Day and night
Varying lengths of day and night at different times of the year
Differences in time between places on different meridians
The deflection of winds
Which of the following is known as the Cold Planet?
Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
Lunar eclipse means
Direction or path of the Moon
The Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
The Earth comes in between the sun and the Moon and the centres of all the three come on the same straight line
The average angle made by a line drawn from the Moon to the Earth
Planet with nearly equal rotation and revolution time to the earth is _____.
Venus
Mercury
Uranus
Mars
Sun revolves around galaxy once in every 250 million years, this length of time is called _____.
Cosmic or Galactic Year
Mean Solar Year
Sidereal Year
Leap Year
The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Cancer' is
June-21
December-22
March-21
September-23
Largest satellite in Solar System is ____.
Moon
Ganymede
Europa
Cheron
What part of the moon's surface can be visible from the earth?
1.59
1.41
0.5
1/3rd
Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?
The Dead Sea
The Aral Sea
The Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
What is peninsula?
A narrow belt of land
A mountainous island
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
A range of hills
Average temperature of the Earth is.
14°C
24°C
34°C
20°C
One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
Earth and the Sun
Earth and the Moon
Jupiter and the Sun
Pluto and the Sun
A family or system of millions and millions of stars are called ____.
Universe
Solar System
Galaxy
Asteroids
The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Capricorn' is
December-22
March-21
June-21
September-23
Arrange the Outer Planets in increasing order of their sizes.
1. Jupiter
2. Uranus
3. Saturn
4. Neptune
4, 2, 3, 1
4, 2, 1, 3
2, 4, 3, 1
4, 2, 3, 1
Deimos and Phobos are the satellites of
Earth
Mars
Uranus
Neptune
Largest planet of our Solar System is _____.
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Which of the following conditions la the most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
Atmospheric composition
Thermal conditions
Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
Occurrence of ozone
Which of the following is 'the cruel planet' in Indian astrology?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
A system of millions and millions of galaxies are called _____.
Solar System
Universe
Space
Constellation
Charon' is the satellite of _____.
Earth
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
Planet with maximum satellites is _____.
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Pluto
What is siderial day?
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to a fixed star at infinity
Time taken by the earth to complete one revolution with respect to the Moon
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Moon
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Sun
What is the shape of our galaxy 'Milky Way'?
spiral
elliptical
circular
spherical
The difference between day and night increases as one moves
From equator to poles
From poles to equator
From tropics to equator
From plains to mountains
What is the geographical term for land's end, that tip of land which projects into the sea?
A headland
A spit
A peninsula
A cape