Physical geography miscellaneous

Physical geography miscellaneous

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Physical Geography

Our Universe
Solar System
Interior of Earth
Earthquake And Volcano
Volcanism
Mountain, Plateau and Rocks
World Landforms
Atmosphare
Climate
Continent of the World
Period, Epoch and Era
Longitude and Latitude
Weathering And Erosion
Rivers, Lakes and Falls
Physical geography miscellaneous
  1. The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is :








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    In the solar system, the orbit of Mercury is the most eccentric (that is, the least perfectly circular) of the eight planets. It orbits the Sun once in about 88 Earth days, completing three rotations about its axis for every two orbits.

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    In the solar system, the orbit of Mercury is the most eccentric (that is, the least perfectly circular) of the eight planets. It orbits the Sun once in about 88 Earth days, completing three rotations about its axis for every two orbits.

  1. The planet nearest to the Sun is :








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    Mercury is the innermost planet (nearest to the Sun) in the Solar System. It is also the smallest, and its orbit is the most eccentric (that is, the least perfectly circular) of the eight planets. It orbits the Sun once in about 88 Earth days, completing three rotations about its axis for every two orbits.

    Correct Option: B

    Mercury is the innermost planet (nearest to the Sun) in the Solar System. It is also the smallest, and its orbit is the most eccentric (that is, the least perfectly circular) of the eight planets. It orbits the Sun once in about 88 Earth days, completing three rotations about its axis for every two orbits.

  1. The mass of Jupiter is approximately








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    Jupiter's radius is about 1/10 the radius of the Sun, and its mass is 0.001 times the mass of the Sun. Jupiter's mass is 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined—this is so massive that its barycenter with the Sun lies above the Sun's surface at 1.068 solar radii from the Sun's center.

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    Jupiter's radius is about 1/10 the radius of the Sun, and its mass is 0.001 times the mass of the Sun. Jupiter's mass is 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined—this is so massive that its barycenter with the Sun lies above the Sun's surface at 1.068 solar radii from the Sun's center.

  1. Which one of the following is the largest planet ?








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    Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined.

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    Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined.

  1. Isohels are the isopleths of








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    An isohel is line drawn on a map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunlight. It is derived from helios, meaning 'Sun.'

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    An isohel is line drawn on a map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunlight. It is derived from helios, meaning 'Sun.'