Earth Sciences and Geography Quiz
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The meridian passing through Greenwich is known as?

  • Prime Meridian (correct)
  • Main Meridian
  • Equator
  • Great Meridian

What is the angle of inclination of the Earth's axis to its orbital plane?

  • 23$1/2$° (correct)
  • 90°
  • 66$1/2$°
  • 23$1/2$° (correct)

A Rhumb Line is?

  • A line showing True north.
  • A line on the surface of the Earth whose centre and radius are those of the Earth.
  • A regularly curved line on the Earth's surface which cuts all meridians at the same angle.
  • A regularly curved line on the Earth's surface which cuts all parallels of Latitude at the same angle. (correct)

Variation is the angle between:

<p>True north and Magnetic north. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

An Isogonal is a line joining points of:

<p>Equal magnetic variation. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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