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Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For each degree of longitude, the local time varies by.....

a)

4 degree longitude

b)

4 min.

c)

3 min.

2.

There are 181 parallels of _______________at 1 degree interval.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

3.

Since the circumference of a circle is equal to 360 degree, the 1 degree angular distance is roughly equal to............

a)

111 km

b)

121 km

c)

114 km

4.

The uniform time based on a central meridian is known as the ..........

a)

local time

b)

GMT

c)

Standard time

5.

Breaking down of rocks but not removal.

a)

Denudation

b)

Weathering

6.

The sudden contraction and expansion peel off the outer layer of rocks.

a)

Exfoliation

b)

Block disintegration

c)

Granular disintegration

7.

Day and Night are caused by the ___________of the Earth.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

8.

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.

a)

gravitational

b)

centrifugal

9.

Summer Solstice

a)

21st June

b)

22nd Dec

c)

23rd Sept.

10.

Spring Equinox

a)

21st June

b)

21st March

c)

23rd Sept.

11.

Autumnal Equinox

a)

21st June

b)

21st March

c)

23rd Sept.

12.

In northern hemisphere________________between the Tropic of Cancer and Arctic circle

a)

Temperate Zone

b)

Torrid Zone

c)

Frigid Zone

13.

Expansion of minerals present in rocks come into contact with rainwater and leads to weathering.

a)

Carbonation

b)

Hydration

c)

Solution

14.

On this day all places on the earth have equal days and nights.

a)

22nd Dec.

b)

21st march

c)

23rd march

15.

25th of Dec. in____________ may be one of the hottest days of the year.

a)

New Zealand

b)

Norway

c)

Denmark

16.

It is called the land of the mid night sun.

a)

New Zealand

b)

Norway

c)

Denmark

17.

The discontinuity between the crust and the Mantle

a)

Moho discontinuity

b)

Gutenberg discontinuity

18.

The outermost crust of the earth is the thinnest layer.

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

19.

The mantle is partially molten and is known as

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

20.

The core is composed of

a)

Aluminium and silica

b)

iron and nickel

21.

Roots of large trees reach deep into rocks and cause physical weathering.

a)

Physical weathering

b)

Biological weathering

c)

Chemical weathering

22.

Weathering may also reduce rocks to pieces and fragments.

a)

Block disintegration

b)

Granular disintegration

23.

Changes in the chemical constituents of rocks after weathering

a)

Physical weathering

b)

Chemical weathering