The Earth as a Planet Quiz

What is the shape of the Earth?

• Flat

• Spherical

• Cubical

• Cylindrical

What is the equatorial circumference of the Earth?

• 20,000km

• 40,000km

• 30,000km

• 50,000km

What is the evidence of the Earth's sphericity based on circumnavigation?

• The Earth has an abrupt edge

• The Earth is flat

• The Earth is a cube

• The Earth is spherical

What causes the deflection of winds and ocean currents?

• Rotation of the Earth

• Magnetic field of the Earth

• Atmospheric pressure

• Revolution of the Earth

What is the time difference between two meridians 15 degrees apart?

• 30 minutes

• 1 hour

• 45 minutes

• 2 hours

What causes the rising and falling of tides in the seas and oceans?

• Revolution of the Earth

• Rotation of the Earth

• Gravitational pull of the Moon

• Magnetic field of the Earth

What is the angle of inclination of the rotating Earth's axis?

• 30°

• 45°

• 23.5°

• 60°

What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

• 364 days

• 365.25 days

• 365 days

• 366 days

What type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun?

• Solar eclipse

• Annular eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Total eclipse

What is the cause of dawn and twilight?

• Diffused light from the Moon

• Reflection of light from the Moon

• Reflection of light from the Sun

• Diffused light from the Sun