Geography

Chapter#1 : Earth as a Planet.

Short Question/Answers.
1.What is Big Bang Theory?
According to the scientist the creation of Universe resulted from a massive explosion
about 20 billion years ago this is called Big Bang.

2.What is solar system?

The solar system is composed of eight planets which revolve around the sun in their
respective orbits.

3.What is the Sun composed of?

Sun is composed of hydrogen and Helium gases.

4.What is the temperature of the outer surface of the Sun?

6000 centigrade.

5.In how much of time our Earth revolves around the Sun?
Earth revolves around the sun in 365 days and 6 hours.

6.What is the distance of Earth from the Sun?

150 million kilometres.

7.What is the shape of the earth?

Earth is round like a football

8.What is the diameter of the earth?

12750 kilometres.

9.What is the circumference of the earth?

40000 kilometres.

10.What is the area of the surface of the earth?

510 million square kilometres.

11.What is rotation?
The earth moves around its Axis this is called rotation.

12.What do you know about the direction of rotation of earth?

The movement is from west to east.
13.What is the speed calculated of the rotation of the earth?
The speed of this movement is about 1700 kms per hour.

14.Why is the earth's polar diameter and circumference is less than equatorial
diameter and circumference?
It is because the earth is somewhat flat on the poles.

15.What is leap year?

The 6 hours of every year rotation makes 24 hours after 4 years. This adds one day to
the year and known as leap year.

16.How many days are there in a year?

365 days

17.How many days are there in a leap year?

366 days.

18. When was Pluto eliminated from the solar system?

The 9th Planet of the solar system Pluto was eliminated from the list of planets in
August 2006.

19.How the days and nights are formed?

When the Earth revolves it's half portion experience day and other half portion which
is hidden from the sunlight experience night.

20.What is revolution?
The movement of the earth in its Orbit around the Sun is called revolution.

21.What do you know about the direction of revolution?

The movement is an anti clockwise.

22.What speed is calculated for revolution of Earth?

The speed of this movement is about 107000 km per hour.

23.By what movement seasons are formed?

Seasons are formed by revolution of Earth.

24. What is the shape of Earth's Orbit?

It is oval in shape.

25.What is solar eclipse?

Sometimes it happens that moon comes in between the earth and the sun. This
creates a shadow on the sun and is known as solar eclipse.

26.What happens when the earth comes in between the moon and the sun?
It causes a shadow on the Moon hence the lunar eclipse.

27. How much of the Earth is distributed in land and water?

Earth's 29% is comprised of land and 71% is covered by water.

28. What are continent?

The land portion is comprised of seven large masses which are called continents.

29. Name the seven continents.

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia and Europe.

30.What is an ocean? Name the five oceans?

A huge mass of water is called ocean. These are:
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean and Northern Ocean.