WorksheetsRevision Test
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
For each degree of longitude, the local time varies by.....
4 degree longitude
4 min.
3 min.
There are 181 parallels of _______________at 1 degree interval.
latitude
longitude
Since the circumference of a circle is equal to 360 degree, the 1 degree angular distance is roughly equal to............
111 km
121 km
114 km
The uniform time based on a central meridian is known as the ..........
local time
GMT
Standard time
Breaking down of rocks but not removal.
Denudation
Weathering
The sudden contraction and expansion peel off the outer layer of rocks.
Exfoliation
Block disintegration
Granular disintegration
Day and Night are caused by the ___________of the Earth.
rotation
revolution
The speed of rotation has created a_________________ force resulting in a bulge in the middle portion of the earth and flattened top at the poles.
gravitational
centrifugal
Summer Solstice
21st June
22nd Dec
23rd Sept.
Spring Equinox
21st June
21st March
23rd Sept.
Autumnal Equinox
21st June
21st March
23rd Sept.
In northern hemisphere________________between the Tropic of Cancer and Arctic circle
Temperate Zone
Torrid Zone
Frigid Zone
Expansion of minerals present in rocks come into contact with rainwater and leads to weathering.
Carbonation
Hydration
Solution
On this day all places on the earth have equal days and nights.
22nd Dec.
21st march
23rd march
25th of Dec. in____________ may be one of the hottest days of the year.
New Zealand
Norway
Denmark
It is called the land of the mid night sun.
New Zealand
Norway
Denmark
The discontinuity between the crust and the Mantle
Moho discontinuity
Gutenberg discontinuity
The outermost crust of the earth is the thinnest layer.
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
The mantle is partially molten and is known as
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
The core is composed of
Aluminium and silica
iron and nickel
Roots of large trees reach deep into rocks and cause physical weathering.
Physical weathering
Biological weathering
Chemical weathering
Weathering may also reduce rocks to pieces and fragments.
Block disintegration
Granular disintegration
Changes in the chemical constituents of rocks after weathering
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
