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1
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Which latitude is the biggest Circle?

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Equator

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The lines of the latitudes are

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Parallel to each other

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Distance between the two latitudes is

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111 km

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What is latitude?

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Latitudes help you in getting the information about different temperature zones over earth

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What is the area between two latitudes called?

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Zone

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The latitude about the equator are called northern hemisphere latitudes

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Indicated by N

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Latitudes forms a

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A complete circle over earth

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What is the total number of degrees in latitude?

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181 including the equator

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What is called the Tropic of cancer?

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It is the latitude formed at 23.5° northern hemisphere

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What is called Tropic of Capricorn?

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What is the latitude formed at 23.5° South

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What is tropical zone?

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The zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn is called tropical zone because this zone receives immense amount of it throughout the year. That’s why any country or part lying in the zone will never have winter that’s why this zone is called tropical zone

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What is called a frigid zone

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There is zone between 66.5°, North Arctic Circle and 90° north S zone between 66.5°, South Antarctic Circle and 90° South have extremely cold temperatures. That’s why it is called frigid zone

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What is the temperate zone?

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Don’t lies between the 23.5° North and 66.5° North Artic circle same way temperate zone lies between 23.5°, South Tropic of Capricorn and 66.5° Antarctic Circle reason for receive extreme season

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What is called and latitude?

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Latitude is the distance on the Earth surface north or South of the equator expressed in angular measurement is 0° and equal to 90°. In simple words latitudes are the parallel lines running from east to west or vice versa.

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What is called Tropic of Cancer?

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The line joining both the points of 23.5° in the northern hemisphere is called the Tropic of Cancer.

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The countries which lie on the Tropic of Cancer

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Mexico, Bahamas, Mauritania western Sahara Mali Algeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE Oman India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Taiwan

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What are the two North American countries Tropic of Cancer?

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Mexico and Bahamas

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what is called the Tropic of Capricorn

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The line joining both the finals of 23.5° in the Southern hemisphere is called Tropic of Capricorn.

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What are the countries present in the Tropic of Capricorn?

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Chile Argentina, Paraguay Brazil, Namibia, Botswana South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Australia, and French Polynesia

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What is equator?

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A line notionally drawn on this earth equal distance from the polls, dividing the Earth into northern and Southern hemispheres, and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°

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The countries falling on the equator or

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Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon Republic of Congo, democratic republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia, Kiribati

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What are the seven countries penetrated by the Artic circle?

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USA, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Sweden and Finland Russia

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What is the longitude?

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Longitudes are the imaginary lines which ran from poles to poles. These are not the parallel lines. The distance between the two longitude increases as one move from poles to equator. The distance between two longitudes is maximum at equator and minimum at the poles.

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24
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What is called the greenwich line?

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 0° land line is called the prime meridian . Greenwich line as it passes for the greenwich line of England. This line is used for a time calculation of the various countries over the globe.

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25
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Longitude lines don’t form a complete circle the form here

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Semicircle

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The area between the two longitudes is called

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Gore

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27
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Distance between the two longitude at polls

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0

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28
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Distance between two longitudes at equator

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111.32km

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29
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The prime meridian divides the globe into two halves

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Eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere

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30
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The importance of longitudinal lines is to get

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Time evaluated

31
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15° in longitude is equal to

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One hour

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1° in latitude is equal to

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Four minutes

33
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The time increases from

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West to east

34
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Time decreases from

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Eastern hemisphere to western hemisphere

35
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What is the atmosphere?

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Atmosphere is the combination of various gases. The name atmosphere is made up from the greek word Atmos which means air

36
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Atmosphere contains

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78.09% nitrogen, 20.95, oxygen .93 argon and 0.0 39% of carbon dioxide

37
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Troposphere

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The lowest layer of the atmosphere, including human life

38
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After every 165 m in troposphere, the temperature decreases to

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1 Degrees centigrade

39
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What is the thickness of troposphere above the poles

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8 km thick

40
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What is the thickness of troposphere above the equator?

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18 km thick

41
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Where is the stratosphere situated?

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50 km above the surface of the Earth top

42
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What separates the troposphere and stratosphere

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Tropopause and its thickness is 1.5 km.

43
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Which layer of the atmosphere is called the Earth’s protective shield

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Stratosphere due to the presence of ozone gas which observe the sun’s ultraviolet rays. The temperature also increases in this layer of the atmosphere with the increasing height.

44
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Which layer of the atmosphere is suitable for flying in aeroplane?

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Stratosphere

45
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What is called the coldest layer of the atmosphere

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Mesosphere

46
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Where is Mesosphere located

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Mesosphere is situated at the height of 80 km from the surface of the Earth. In this layer, the temperature decreases with increase in height and can reach up to minus hundred degrees centigrade.

47
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Where is Ionosphere situated?

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Ionosphere sphere is situated at the height of 80 to 690 km

48
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Which layer of the atmosphere helps in the reflection of radio waves

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Ionosphere

49
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What is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?

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Thermosphere

50
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What is the temperature range of thermosphere?

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1000 to 1500°C

51
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Where is the international space station and hubble telescope located?

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Thermosphere

52
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Which is the topmost layer of the atmosphere

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Exosphere it starts after 640 km after the surface of the Earth

53
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What are the gas is present in the exosphere?

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Hydrogen and helium gas

54
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Exosphere is also known as the

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Outer space

55
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where is the stratosphere located

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stratosphere is located at 50 km above the earths top

56
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what sepates the trophosphere and stratosphere

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tropopause

57
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thickness of tropopause is

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1.5 km

58
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ozone gas is present in which layer

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stratosphere

59
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the ideal condition of flying an aircraft is found in the

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stratosphere

60
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92% of the atmosphere exists in

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troposhpere

61
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the thickness of the troposphere is

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8km thickness above poles and 18 km thickness above equators

62
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where is the mesosphere located

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mesosphere is located above 80km from the surface of the earth

63
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what is the colder most layer of the atmosphere

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Mesosphere

64
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where is the ionosphere located

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80 - 690 km

65
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the electrically charged particles are present in

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Ionosphere

66
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which layer of the atmosphere reflects the radio waves

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Ionosphere

67
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where are the communication satellites located

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Ionosphere

68
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what is the hotter most layer of the atmosphere

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Thermosphere

69
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the temperature increases with the height of

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stratosphere

70
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what is the topmost layer of the atmosphere

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Exosphere

71
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when does the
Exosphere starts

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640km from the surface of the space

72
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what are the predominat gases present in the exosphere of the atmosphere

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Hydrogen and Helium

73
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in which layer of the atmosphere the meteors are present

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Mesospere

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