Major portion of the earth’s crust is mainly constituted by

Half of the earth's crust is composed of which mineral?

June 21 marks the winter solstice in the………Hemisphere.

Earth's crust mainly contains-------.

Magnetic Meridian is a

.............is the rigid top layer of the earth.

Which of the following places is located near the Equator?

With reference to the interior of the earth consider the following statements :

On which day does the Summer Solstice occur in Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following layers is called “Barysphere”?

The Tropic of......passes almost halfway through India.

When does the sun shines vertically on the Equator?

Equinox falls on which of the following two dates?

Which imaginary line, located at zero degree latitude, divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

The approximate average density of Earth is ______ gm/cm².

What does the 66½ degrees south latitude mark?

What is the thickness of the crust (in km) on the ocean floors?

When does the entire earth experience equal days and nights?

Which element makes up 46.6% of the mass of the Earth's Crust?

Through which of the following countries does the Equator NOT pass?

Equal day/night in both hemispheres is on ..........

Spring tides occur when………..

What is the term used to describe the angular distance of a place north or south of Earth's equator?

All parallel circles from the Equator to the poles are known as –––––

Which country has 40% area below sea level during high tide?

Which is the only continent through the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn Pass?

Approximately what is the normal rate of temperature rise with depth from the surface of the Earth to the interior of the Earth?

________ season is when the Sun is directly overhead the equator.

The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through which of the following Indian states?

Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above..

The most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust is

What is the periodic rise and fall of sea water level called?

Geothermal gradient is defined as the increase in temperature with depth in the Earth. Accordingly, in normal continental crust the rate of temperature increase within the first 3 to 5 kilometers of the Earth’s surface is approximately………….

Longest day in the Northern hemisphere is…......

Through which of the following countries does the Tropic of Capricorn passes?

The core of the earth is also known as---------

On which date is India Likely to experience the shortest day?

Where is duration of the day and night on Earth are almost the equal?

What are Equinox days?

1- degree of latitude is equal to………

With reference to the interior of the earth consider the following statements.

Which is the most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust?

66½ degrees north latitude marks what?

Due to attraction of the sun and the moon, what is the frequency of up and falls down of ocean water in a day?

The meridian that roughly follows a ______ degrees longitude that passes through the mid-Pacific Ocean is called the International Date Line.

Which of the following is one of the main causes of tides?

The solid crust or the hard top layer of the earth is called…

Normally, there is a ________ day interval between spring tides and neap tides.

International Date Line passes through middle of……….. Ocean.

Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the _________.