Question : What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?
Option 1: Latitudes
Option 2: Longitudes
Option 3: Isobars
Option 4: Isotherms
Correct Answer: Latitudes
Solution : The correct answer is Latitudes.
Latitudes are imaginary horizontal lines parallel to the equator. 0o latitude is the biggest latitude on Earth and it divides the Earth into north and south hemispheres. In total, there are 180 latitudes. 90o North latitude is the north pole, whereas the 90o south latitude is the south pole. In general distance between two latitudes is 111 km.
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Question : Which one of the following represents the lines joining the places of equal rainfall?
Option 1: Isohypses
Option 2: Isohalines
Option 4: Isohyets
Question : Contours are imaginary lines showing
Option 1: Places of equal atmospheric pressure
Option 2: Same temperature areas
Option 3: Places of equal altitude
Option 4: Equal sunshine areas
Question : Which of the following imaginary lines lies at 0 degrees latitude?
Option 1: Equator
Option 2: Tropic of Cancer
Option 3: Tropic of Capricorn
Option 4: Prime Meridian
Question : The members of a family of an element that all have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called:
Option 1: isotopes
Option 2: isotones
Option 3: isobars
Option 4: Isophors
Question : The equator represents:
Option 1: line joining the north and south poles.
Option 2: imaginary line passing around the Earth midway between the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
Option 3: line joining tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn.
Option 4: the axis of rotation of the Earth.
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