Distance between the Moon and the Earth is
1. Approximately 386000 km
2. 1.25 light seconds
Only 1
Only 2
Both land 2
None of these
Correct Answer :
C. Both land 2
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Pertaining or referring to the stars
Pertaining or referring to the moon
Pertaining or referring to the Sun
Pertaining' or referring to the cosmic bodies
What is the temperature of the sun estimated at approximately?
5000°C
6000°C
7000°C
212°C
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
How much time is taken by the Moon in completing one revolution around the Earth?
27 days
29 days
29.32 days
27.32 days
Largest satellite in Solar System is ____.
Moon
Ganymede
Europa
Cheron
If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the \
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
South Pole
North Pole
Which of the following statements prove(s) that the earth Is spherical?
The Sun rises and sets at different lines in different places.
The shadow cast by the earth on the moon during the lunar eclipse is always circular.
Pictures taken from high alti
Only 1
2 and 3
I, 2 and 3
Only 2
Going into the interior of the earth the weight of an object
Increases
Decreases
Remains unchanged
First increases and then decreases
The shortest route between two places is along the
longitudes
latitudes
rivers
direction of winds
What is the shape of our galaxy 'Milky Way'?
spiral
elliptical
circular
spherical
Which two Planets do not have any satellites?
Venus and Mercury
Venus and Uranus
Venus and Neptune
Mercury and Uranus
In which of the following planets, the Great Red Spot has been the special feature?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Which two planets do not have any satellites?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Saturn
4. Pluto
1 and 2
2 WtQ 3
3 and 4
1 and 4
Polar Auroras are called __ in Southern Hemisphere.
Aurora Australis
Quasars
Aurora Borealis
Pulsar
The tail of a comet is directed away from the Sun because
as the comet rotates around the Sun, the light mass of the comet is pushed away due to the centrifugal force alone
as the comet rotates, the lighter mass of the comet is attracted by some star situated in the direction of its tail
the radiation emitted by the Sun exerts a radial pressure on the comet throwing its tail away from the Sun
the tail of the comet always exists in the same orientation
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 one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth?
Polaris
Alpha Centauri
Sun
Sirius
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
Earth revolves round the Sun In an orbit once In every __.
24 hours
20 hours
365 % days
366 days
Which planet does experience a day almost of the same duration as the Earth?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
What is the time difference for every degree of longitude?
Eight minutes
Ten minutes
Four minutes
Twelve minutes
Planet with nearly equal rotation and revolution time to the earth is _____.
Venus
Mercury
Uranus
Mars
Sun-rays reaches earth in (approximately)
8 seconds
8 minutes
4.3 seconds
1 light year
The word 'satellite' means _____.
wanderer
settlement
light
a smaller companion to anything
Which planet has the largest equatorial radius?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Earth
What is a 'synodic month'?
Moon's period of rotation on its axis with respect to the earth.
Moon's period of revolution around the earth.
Moon's period of revolution with respect to a star at infinity
Moon's period of revolution with respect to the Sun
Which is the second largest satellite in the Solar System?
Titan
Charon
Ganymede
Europa
Which of the following is the largest ocean?
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
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
Orion and Great Bear stand for ______.
star
planet
Solar System
Constellation