Geography as a Scientific Field

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What is the shape of the Earth?

Spherical

Oblate spheroid (correct)

Cube

Cylinder

How long ago did the Galaxy's formation begin?

1 billion years ago

2 billion years ago

10 billion years ago

5 billion years ago (correct)

What is the radius of the Earth?

8,000 km

12,000 km

15,000 km

6,371 km (correct)

What tilted angle is the Earth's axis at?

23.5° Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason that planets revolve around the sun in their current direction?

Rotation of the solar nebula Signup and view all the answers

What causes the Earth to have seasons?

The tilt of the axis Signup and view all the answers

Which event marks one complete orbit of the Earth around the Sun?

Revolution Signup and view all the answers

What is the imaginary plane that contains Earth's orbit with all other planets called?

Plane of the Ecliptic Signup and view all the answers

When does Perihelion occur?

January Signup and view all the answers

At which latitude does the Tropic of Cancer receive direct sunlight at noon during the June Solstice?

23.5° North Signup and view all the answers

What causes movements of lithospheric plates on Earth?

Convection currents in the mantle Signup and view all the answers

What is the lithosphere composed of?

Crust and upper mantle Signup and view all the answers

'Pangea' refers to which significant geological event?

The most recent supercontinent Signup and view all the answers

Geography as a Scientific Field

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Questions and Answers

What is the shape of the Earth?

How long ago did the Galaxy's formation begin?

What is the radius of the Earth?

What tilted angle is the Earth's axis at?

What is the reason that planets revolve around the sun in their current direction?

What causes the Earth to have seasons?

Which event marks one complete orbit of the Earth around the Sun?

What is the imaginary plane that contains Earth's orbit with all other planets called?

When does Perihelion occur?

At which latitude does the Tropic of Cancer receive direct sunlight at noon during the June Solstice?

What causes movements of lithospheric plates on Earth?

What is the lithosphere composed of?

'Pangea' refers to which significant geological event?

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