CURIOUSITY QUIZ : OUR EARTH

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Test Your knowledge on 'Our Earth 'devised on the occasion of Earth Day on 22nd April,2024. Attempt all the questions by clicking on the right option. Submit the completed Form by clicking the 'Submit' button at the end of the Form. Get your score and the correct answer by clicking the 'View score' button. Good Luck! You can also write your comments on the quiz in the Comment space given at the end of this Page or send your comments and questions related to this quiz for answer directly to the email account given below:

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What is the rank of the planet Earth in size amongst the Solar System bodies?

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Fifth

Fourth

Third

Sixth

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What is the rank of the planet Earth in density amongst the Solar System bodies?

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Second

First

Third

Fourth

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Earth's core is primarily composed of :

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Only Iron

Only Nickel

Iron and Aluminum

Both Nickel and Iron (NiFe)

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What is the state of matter at the Earth's core?

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A solid inner core is surrounded by a molten outer core

Liquid

Solid

Semi-liquid

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Which gas present in the Earth's atmosphere does produce most of the warming due to greenhouse effect?

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Carbon dioxide

Water vapours

Methane

Argon

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A gas present in our atmosphere is generally toxic at the ground level, but has a great role to play in our lower atmosphere to save life on the Earth. Can you name the gas ?

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Carbon dioxide

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Ozone

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Which is the largest mountain range of the world in terms of area?

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The Himalayas

The Andes

The McKinley

The Alps

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Which are the highest and the lowest points on the Earth ( respectively)?

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Mt Everest of the Himalayas and the Tonga Trench of the Pacific Ocean

Mt Everest of the Himalayas and the Mariana Trench of the Indian Ocean

Mt Everest of the Himalayas and the Mariana Trench of the Pacific Ocean

M Everest of the Himalayas and the Philippines Trench of the Pacific Ocean

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Which is the largest active volcano of the world?

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Mt Fuji ( Japan)

Mt Etna ( Italy)

Mt Vesuvius ( Italy)

Mt Mauna Loa ( Hawaii)

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Earth's outer surface (lithosphere) is divided into several rigid segments which gradually migrate across the surface over periods of millions of years. When these plates collide with each other, earthquakes are produced. What are these plates called ?

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Igneous rock

Crust

Asthenosphere

Tectonic plates

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Which is the largest sea of the world?

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Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Arabian Sea

South China Sea

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How is the location of a place on earth is determined?

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By the Equator

By the tropical lines

By Latitude and Longitude

By artificial satellites

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What is the true shape of the Earth?

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Sphere

Oval

Oblate Spheroid

Ellipsoidal

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The charged particles of the solar wind are trapped in the higher atmosphere at the Earth's pole due to its strong magnetic field. These particles continue to oscillate emitting a strange light in the polar sky called :

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Aurora

Witch's light

Magnetic light

Polar Fluorescence

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What is the name of the matter present in semi-liquid form at the Earth's interior?

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Igneous rock

Lava

Magma

Molten rock

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Which is the largest country of the world?

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USA

Russia

China

Brazil

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What was the name of the super-continent formed long ago when all the continents got merged together into a single undivided landmass?

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Pangea

Gondwanaland

Laurasia

Tethys

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In past, our Earth underwent several cold periods when the temperature drastically dropped covering with snow everywhere and the glaciers invaded the land. What is this period commonly known as ?

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Jurassic period

Glacial period

Cold Age

Ice Age

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What is the average temperature of the Earth ?

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8 degrees C

25 degrees C

14 degrees C

35 degrees C

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Who first measured the circumference of the Earth ?

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Pythagoras

Al-Biruni

Aryabhata

Eratosthenes

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Which city hosted the last COP-26 climate conference in 2021?

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Copenhagen

London

Paris

Glasgow

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What was the main declaration of the COP-26 climate conference ?

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To create adaptability to climate change ( Climate resilience) among communities

Cutting down global greenhouse gas emissions

Mobilization of climate finance to achieve these targets

All of the above

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The Paris Agreement (2016) envisages to limit the temperature rise of the Earth due to global warming by the end of the century (compared to pre-industrial times) by :

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2 to 3 degrees C

1.5 to 2 degrees C

3 to 4 degrees C

4 to 5 degrees C

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Which climate conference , for the first time, envisages to slow down the pace of global warming by cutting down the global greenhouse gas emissions mainly by industrial nations?

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Montreal Protocol (1987)

Copenhagen Accord (2009)

Paris Agreement (2016)

Kyoto Protocol (1997)

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Which climate conference , for the first time, envisages to cut down the Ozone Depleting Substances voicing concern of the thinning of the earth's ozone layer ?

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Montreal Protocol (1987)

Copenhagen Accord (2009)

Paris Agreement (2016)

Kyoto Protocol (1997)

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The crust and the rigid top of the upper mantle of the Earth are collectively known as :

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Sub lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Lithosphere

Magma layer

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What is the upper part of the earth's mantle called that lies below the crust and known as the magma generating zone as the rocks are close to their melting points ?

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Sub lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Lithosphere

Magma layer

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Because of the equatorial bulge of the Earth, the equatorial diameter is little longer than the polar diameter by :

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101 km

499 km

309 km

42 km

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In the last mass extinction, a meteorite collision probably triggered extinction of reptiles (including the majestic dinosaurs) ,but spared small animals like the mammals. When did the last mass extinction take place ?

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650 million years ago

65 million years ago

500 million years ago

6.5 million years ago

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What velocity a body must be projected from the Earth so that it will never come back (permanently escape into space)?

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11.2 km/sec

100 km/sec

8.2 km/sec

624 km/sec

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A pair of concentric torus shaped regions of energetic particles around the Earth that results from the collision between its magnetic field and the solar wind of the sun is called :

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Thermospheric region

Auroral region

Ionospheric Belt

Van Allen Radiation Belt

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How are the various greenhouse gases responsible for the survival of life on the earth ?

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They absorb the hazardous ultra-violet coming from the sun.

They provide a shield for the highly energetic particles of the solar wind reaching the earth.

They trap the sun's heat and maintain the earth's temperature suitable for life.

They block the harmful cosmic rays from space.

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