What do you call a narrow neck oC land that connects two larger landmasses?
Peninsula
Isthmus
Cape
Strait
Correct Answer :
B. Isthmus
Related Questions
Which of the following is the largest ocean?
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Which planet rotates on its axis from east to west?
Venus
Uranus
Earth
Jupiter
Which of the following is known as 'King of Planets'?
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Equatorial circumference of the Earth is
40067 km
50067 km
4067 km
5067 km
A system of millions and millions of galaxies are called _____.
Solar System
Universe
Space
Constellation
What is significant about the town of Greenwich?
The International Date Line passes through it
The 0° (Zero) meridian passes through it and therefore the world sets its time by it
It is at 180� longitude
It is a major horological research centre in Britain
What part of the moon's surface is never visible from the earth?
1.41
1.47
0.59
0.5
What is the direction of rotation of the earth on its axis?
East to West
South to North
North to South
West to East
Sun-rays reaches earth in (approximately)
8 seconds
8 minutes
4.3 seconds
1 light year
Which of the following statements best describes longitudes?
An imaginary line on the earth's surface joining the north and south pole
The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
The distance of place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
The position of a place on the Earth surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
A swarm of small bodies in between the two Planets of Solar System is called 'asteroids' which are those two Planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Earth and Venus
Neptune and Pluto
Jupiter and Saturn
Sidereal means
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
Average density of the Earth is ( relative to water) __.
5.5
4.5
9.5
6.5
Planet nearest to the earth is _____.
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
The atmosphere of Venus contains large quantity of
Carbondioxide and sulphuric acid
Carbondioxide and nitric acid
Nitrogen and sulphuric acid
Nitrogen and nitric acid
Earth revolves round the Sun In an orbit once In every __.
24 hours
20 hours
365 % days
366 days
Which two Planets do not have any satellites?
Venus and Mercury
Venus and Uranus
Venus and Neptune
Mercury and Uranus
A family or system of millions and millions of stars are called ____.
Universe
Solar System
Galaxy
Asteroids
How much time does the earth take in completing one rotation on its axis in relation to sun?
23 hours 56 minutes
24 hours
23 hours 46 minutes
24 hours 4 minutes
A celestial body which revolves round a planet just as a planet revolves round the Sun is called _____.
Moon
Asteroid
Satellite
Great Bear
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
An imaginary belt of 12 constellations or group of stars la called
Zodiac
Steller group
Pulsar
Zodiacal light
Charon' is the satellite of _____.
Earth
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
Who was the first person to describe the earth as a sphere?
Columbus
Varahmihir
Aryabhat
Copernicus
The axis of Mars la inclined at an angle of
25°
30°
35°
15°
Which of the following is known as the Cold Planet?
Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
What are the Pleides?
Constellation
Asteroides
Meteores
Comets
A Light Year measures
A unit of velocity
A unit of distance
A unit of pressure
A unit of time
Planet with maximum satellites is _____.
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Pluto
A leap year consists of
365 days
365 days and 6 months
364 days
366 days