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What is the shape of the Earth?
What is the shape of the Earth?
- Spherical
- Oblate spheroid (correct)
- Cube
- Cylinder
How long ago did the Galaxy's formation begin?
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?
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?
What tilted angle is the Earth's axis at?
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What is the reason that planets revolve around the sun in their current direction?
What is the reason that planets revolve around the sun in their current direction?
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What causes the Earth to have seasons?
What causes the Earth to have seasons?
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Which event marks one complete orbit of the Earth around the Sun?
Which event marks one complete orbit of the Earth around the Sun?
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What is the imaginary plane that contains Earth's orbit with all other planets called?
What is the imaginary plane that contains Earth's orbit with all other planets called?
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When does Perihelion occur?
When does Perihelion occur?
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At which latitude does the Tropic of Cancer receive direct sunlight at noon during the June Solstice?
At which latitude does the Tropic of Cancer receive direct sunlight at noon during the June Solstice?
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What causes movements of lithospheric plates on Earth?
What causes movements of lithospheric plates on Earth?
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What is the lithosphere composed of?
What is the lithosphere composed of?
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'Pangea' refers to which significant geological event?
'Pangea' refers to which significant geological event?
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