geography Flashcards
our earth is surrounded by a huge blanket of air it is called as ——
atmosphere
which gas are available in earth
78 of nitrogen,21 of oxgyen balance 1 percent is ideal gas
what is percentage of carbon di oxide in air
0.04%
how many layers of atmosphere
5 layers
which layer of atmosphere is nearer to earth
troposhere 12-18 km
which is the 2 layer of atmosphere from the earth
stratosphere 50 km
which is third layer of the atmosphere
mesosphere 80 km
which is 2 outer most layer of the atmosphere
thermosphere 700 km
which is outer most layer of the atmosphere
exosphere 10000 km
the area between the troposhere and stratosphere is
tropopause
when the temperature is more the density of air is —–
more
in the pole the air is —-=-
less
in which layer the airoplane flew
stratosphere
the ion are floating in which area
thermosphere -ionosphere
the air exist in which area
troposphere
the area between stratosphere and mesosphere
stratopause
which layer contain ozone gas
stratosphere
which layer mostly protect from the uv rays
ozone ie.,stratosphere
the area between thermosphere and mesosphere
mesopause
in which layer the burn meteorites comes to the earth
mesosphere
the area between thermosphere and exosphere
thermopause
where does the ionosphere lies
thermosphere
which is the process that increases the amount of oxgyen in air
photosynthesis
o3 is
ozone
which affects the ozone layer
CFC
which is relatively inert gas
nitrogen
which control the combustion by diluting oxgyen
nitrogen
which is important green house gas
carbon di oxide
the process of heated up earth and emitting radiation is called as —-
terrestrial radiation
the acid rain is because of
mix of dust particle ie. ,areosole in the process of condensation
how many satellite did earth have
1
how many satellite did mars have
2
the name of satelliteof mars is
phobos deimos
how many satellite did jupiter have
79
name the greatest satellite in solar system
ganymede
how many satellite did saturn have
62
which is the greatest satellite of saturn
titan
how many satellite did uranus have
27
which is greatest satellite of uranus
titania
which is the largest satellite of neptune
triton
how many satellite did neptune have
14
which are the 2 planets which rotates from east to west
venus and uranus
which is nearest planet to earth
venus
which is brightest and hottest planet
venus
the study of universe is called —–
cosmology
the origin of universe is accepted by which theory
big bang theory
the big bang theory was found by
georges henri joseph E lemaitre
the theory of big bang was confirmed by
edwin hubble
in which year the big bang theory was given
1927
the completion of star is called
black hole
our solar system is part of which galaxy
milk way
milky way is otherwise called as
akash ganga
the degree of sun in its core
15 million degree Celsius
the composition of sun
71 %of hydrogen ,26.5 %of helium and 2.5%of other elements
mercury is also called as
swiftest planet
which is called as the evening star
venus
which is called as the twin planet to earth
venus
which planet is known as red planet
mars
because of presence of which matter mars is looking like red
iron oxide
which is the largest volcano and highest mountain in solar system
olympus mons in mars
when was the space craft enter the mars
24 september 2014
how many hrs in day in jupiter
10 hrs
in jupiter 1 year is equals
12 years
how many rings around saturn
7 rings
the ring around saturn are made up of
dust and ice particles
who found the uranus planet
sir william herscel
which year the uranus was found
1781
the new name of pluto
134340
which is also called as blue planet
earth
the speed of earth is
1610 km/hr
the flattened earth at pole is called as
geoid
which line is pass through india
topic of cancer 23.5(in north latitude )
the 23.5 degree lines passes through southern hemisphere is
tropiv of capricorn
66.5 of north and 66.5 of south is called as
artic and antartic cricle
0 degree latitude line is also called as
prime meridian
from which the indian standard time is calculated
82.5 degree east longitude
the age of earth
4.5 billion years
earth distance from the sun
150 million km
water area in earth
71% OF TOTAL SURFACE
when did the eqinox is happen
mar 21 and september 23
summer solstice happen in earth
june 21 `
winter solstice happen in earth
22 nd dec
escape velocity of earth
11.2 kms \hr
when does the perihelion occurs
jan 3
when does the aphelion occurs
july 4
where does the asteriods were found
between mars and jupiter
which is also caled as shooting star
meteoroids
the study of moon is called as
selenology
who were first persons in moon
neil armstrong and edwin adrin
in which year human landed in moon
1969
how much time did moo take to revolt around the earth
27 days and 8 hrs
the land spot at which human firstly landed in moon is called
the sea of tranquility
which is called as the greater or inner himalayas
himadri
the middle or lesser part of himalayas is called as
himachal
the outer himalayas is also called as
shiwalik
which is the home of the Mt.everest
greater or inner or himadri
what was the height of mt.everest
8848 km
where did karakorom pass situated
kashmir
where did bara lapcha and shipki la was located
himachal pradesh
where did the thaga la and niti pass was located
uttrakhand
thaga la and niti, karakoram ,bara lapcha ,shipkila passes were located in which region
himadri
where did the gangotri and yamunotri is located
uttarahand on himadri
pir pamjal,dhaula dhar and mahabharat are located at
himachal
the valleys kashmir and kulu valley is in
himachal
which is not a continuous range
shiwalik or outer himalaya
in jammu the range is called as
jammu hills
in arunachal pradesh the shiwalik was called as
miri abor and mishmi hills
the longitudinal valley which lies between himachal and shiwalik is
duns
naga ,manipur,mizo hills are parts of which
purvachal
river disappear in which region
bhabar
river reappear in which region
terai
which is flood plain of river
khadar
which is above the flood plain of river
banghar
indian desert is also known as
thar desert
which river is located in thar desert
luni river
name the plateau which is south of naramada
deccan plateau
name the plateau which is north of naramada
central highland
the eastern extension of central highland is called
bundelkhand and baghelkhand
which is the oldest mountain range in the world
aravalli
which is highest section of aravalli
mt abu block
which is highest peak on aravalli
guru shikar (1722)m
which is largest plateau of india
deccan plateau
the range of the deccan plateau
900m-2700m
western ghat is also called
sahyadri
the highest peak southern india is
anai mudi (2695m)
anai mudi is located at where
annamalai hills
what is height of doda betta
2673 m
where does the doda betta is located
niligris in western ghats
where does the both ghats meet
niligris
which is sources of rivers of south like godavari,krishna,kaveri,
western ghats
which is oldest ganga
godavari
which is highest peak of eastern ghats
mahendragiri
the height of mahendragiri is
1500 m
where does the mahendragiri is located
andhra pradesh
andaman and nicobar are separated by
ten degree channel
the administrative capital of andaman nicobar
port blair
where does the india’s active volcano is loacted
barren island in andaman nicobar
which is the extinct volcano of india
narcondam