Cluster · Earth and Solar System Science
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Which of the following planets does NOT have a ring around it? pipeline-848818
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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Which scientist thought of the concept of the steady state of the universe? pipeline-824928
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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The oceanic crust is mostly made up of different types of basalt which extends how many kilometres beneath the ocean floor? pipeline-1299251
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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What is the meaning of geological time? pipeline-1291782
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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How many planets are there in our solar system? pipeline-1291904
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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What are terrestrial planets primarily composed of? pipeline-1289639
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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The first layer of earth’s atmosphere is ______. pipeline-1289643
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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The sun is about _____________ km away from the earth. pipeline-1289763
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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Which galaxy is nearest to the Milky Way? pipeline-1272308
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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Which planet is the second largest planet in our solar system and also has the biggest and brightest rings around it? pipeline-1269640
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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The geoid represents Earth's _____. pipeline-1360715
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following planets does NOT have a ring around it? pipeline-1046647
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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Who discovered in early 1610, using his newly invented telescope, that Jupiter has four moons? pipeline-1360537
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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The zone separating the troposphere from the stratosphere is called the ________________. pipeline-1045440
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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Based on current scientific knowledge, it is currently postulated that the Earth has an estimated age of: pipeline-1036697
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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Which atmospheric layer consists of the Ozone that absorbs the harmful ultra-violet radiations? pipeline-854172
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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The Mohorovicic Discontinuity is found between which of the following layers? pipeline-826922
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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All weather changes occur in which layer of the atmosphere? pipeline-826921
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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What percentage of the Earth's volume is the core? pipeline-827935
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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Which is the most widely accepted model to explain the formation and evolution of the solar system? pipeline-1175554
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere is responsible for protecting life on Earth by blocking harmful terrestrial solar radiation? pipeline-1291427
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Where in our solar system can the biggest known volcano be found? pipeline-1188891
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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What is the radius of the Earth? pipeline-1190032
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Which is, by far, the closest dwarf planet orbiting at only 2.8 times Earth’s distance from the sun? pipeline-1201448
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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What is the currently estimated age of the Earth? pipeline-1201859
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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The layer of atmosphere closest to the earth surface is the _______. pipeline-1201861
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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In which layer of the earth’s atmosphere is the ozone layer found? pipeline-1202141
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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The Milky Way Galaxy, which contains Earth and our solar system, is an example of __________. pipeline-1202139
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Which layer of the atmosphere is suitable and most important to humans? pipeline-1192174
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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What are terrestrial planets primarily composed of? pipeline-1200519
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Who was the first to develop a mathematical predictive heliocentric model of the solar system? pipeline-1201250
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Our solar system is a part of which galaxy? pipeline-1202047
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Which galaxy is nearest to the Milky Way? pipeline-1201769
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Lonosphere 2. Mesosphere 3. Troposphere 4. Exosphere 5. Stratosphere pipeline-1201300
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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The brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle of the earth is called: pipeline-1193607
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Which planet does Titan, the second-largest moon in our solar system, orbit around? pipeline-1166120
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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The asthenosphere is the highly viscous, mechanically weak and ductilely deforming region of the upper ______ of Earth. pipeline-1201954
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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When the Earth is at its perihelion (closest to the Sun), which season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing? pipeline-1200431
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following rocky planets is the fastest planet in our solar system – traveling through space at about 29 miles (47 kilometres) per second? pipeline-1168705
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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What is the cloud of dust and gas found within a galaxy called? pipeline-1201163
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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The largest planet of the solar system is_____. pipeline-1201952
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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What protects the Earth from the ultraviolet radiation of the sun? pipeline-1201686
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following planets does NOT have a ring around it? pipeline-1168847
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Which scientist thought of the concept of the steady state of the universe? pipeline-843831
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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A distinctive cross-shaped constellation best seen in the northern hemisphere during the summer and fall months around September is: pipeline-843951
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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When the Earth is at its perihelion (closest to the Sun), which season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing? pipeline-799163
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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The geoid represents Earth's _____. pipeline-1243477
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Which is the most widely accepted model to explain the formation and evaluation of the solar system? pipeline-1134166
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following planets does NOT have a ring around it? pipeline-1080512
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ssc | — | intermediate | |
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In 1905, who concluded with Thomas Chamberlain that the planets of the Solar System originated from an encounter between the Sun and another star? pipeline-1080501
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ssc | — | intermediate |