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?

    <p>23.5°</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Rotation of the solar nebula</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes the Earth to have seasons?

    <p>The tilt of the axis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Plane of the Ecliptic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does Perihelion occur?

    <p>January</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>23.5° North</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes movements of lithospheric plates on Earth?

    <p>Convection currents in the mantle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the lithosphere composed of?

    <p>Crust and upper mantle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Pangea' refers to which significant geological event?

    <p>The most recent supercontinent</p> Signup and view all the answers

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