Solar System
- On which planet would one witness sunrise in the west ?
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The direction of the sunrise depends upon the direction of the rotation of the earth on its axis. Any planet rotation on its axis from west to east will experience sunrise in the east and viceversa. Venus rotates on its axis from east to west and thus experiences sunrise in the west.
Correct Option: B
The direction of the sunrise depends upon the direction of the rotation of the earth on its axis. Any planet rotation on its axis from west to east will experience sunrise in the east and viceversa. Venus rotates on its axis from east to west and thus experiences sunrise in the west.
- The latitude is the angular distance of a point on the earth's surface with respect to the
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equator
Correct Option: A
equator
- The longitude of a place is its
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angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
Correct Option: A
angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
- The sun is veritical over the Tropic of Cancer on
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June 21
Correct Option: B
June 21
- What is most important about the Arctic and the Antarctic circles ?
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Within these circle only can the days and nights be longer than 24 hours
Correct Option: A
Within these circle only can the days and nights be longer than 24 hours
