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
Correct Answer :
D. A cape
Related Questions
Presently the farthest planet from the Sun is _____.
Pluto
Neptune
Uranus
Venus
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
Planet with maximum satellites is _____.
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Pluto
Speed of the revolution of the earth is___'
100000 km per hour
10000 km per hour
1000 km per hour
100 km per hour
How many satellites does the largest planet have?
Sixteen
Ten
Six
Nine
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
What part of the moon's surface can be visible from the earth?
1.59
1.41
0.5
1/3rd
What part of the moon's surface is never visible from the earth?
1.41
1.47
0.59
0.5
What is the name given to the widened rivermouth found at the point a river enters the sea?
Estuary
Bay
Gulf
Delta
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 planet is called 'red planet'?
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Arrange the Inner Planets in decreasing order of their distances from the Sun.
1. Earth
2. Mercury
3. Venus
4. Mars
5. Neptune
1, 4, 3, 2
4, 2, 1, 3
4, 1, 2, 3
4, 1, 3, 2
What is the position of the moon called when it la farthest from the earth?
Perigee
Perihelion
Aphelion
Apogee
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
The rate of rotation of the Earth on its axis is the highest on which of the following date?
It never changes
January-4
January-3
January-21
What do you call a narrow neck oC land that connects two larger landmasses?
Peninsula
Isthmus
Cape
Strait
What does perigee mean?
The position of the moon farthest from the earth
The position of the earth nearest to the Sun
The position of the moon nearest to the earth
The position of the earth farthest from the Sun
A Light Year measures
A unit of velocity
A unit of distance
A unit of pressure
A unit of time
The name of our galaxy is _______
Alfa Centauri
Proxima Centauri
Milky Way
Neptune
All asteroids collectively revolve around the
Sun
Planet
Satellite
Moon
Hale Bopp' is a newly discovered ____.
Planet
Meteore
Satellite
Comet
The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Capricorn' is
December-22
March-21
June-21
September-23
Largest planet of our Solar System is _____.
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Which planet does take the longest time in completing one revolution around the Sun?
Uranus
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
Which is the second largest satellite in the Solar System?
Titan
Charon
Ganymede
Europa
How much Is the average distance of the Sun from the Earth?
150 million km
145 million km
155 million km
140 million km
The study of universe on grand scale is called.
Cosmology
Astronomy
Astrology
Exbiology
Rapidly rotating stars emitting intense radio waves are called ___.
Pulsars
Quasuars
Neutron stars
All of the above
The atmosphere of Venus contains large quantity of
Carbondioxide and sulphuric acid
Carbondioxide and nitric acid
Nitrogen and sulphuric acid
Nitrogen and nitric acid
How much is the variation In distance between the Earth and the Sun during aphelion and perihelion?
5000000 km
500000 km
50000 km
5000 km