Cluster · Earth and Solar System Science

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Earth Science and Solar System Basics
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Our solar system is a part of which galaxy?

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Based on current scientific knowledge, it is currently postulated that the Earth has an estimated age of:

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______ layer lies below the crust.

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Ganymede is by far the largest moon in our solar system orbits around the planet ______.

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Which among the following is another word for universe?

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Ozone layer is present in which region of the atmosphere?

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Ozone at the higher level of the atmosphere is a product of ______ acting on oxygen molecules.

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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?

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The ozone layer which protects us from UV rays coming from Sun is found in which of the following layer?

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What is the cloud of dust and gas found within a galaxy called?

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Who discovered in early 1610, using his newly invented telescope, that Jupiter has four moons?

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What protects the Earth from the ultraviolet radiation of the sun?

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Which of the following layers is important for living things?

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Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order.

1. Lonosphere

2. Mesosphere

3. Troposphere

4. Exosphere

5. Stratosphere

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Which of the following statement regarding moon is correct?

I. The size of the illuminated part of the moon visible from the Earth increases each day after the new moon day.

II. After the full moon day, the sunlit part of the moon visible from the Earth decreases in size every day.

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What percentage of the Earth's volume is the core?

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All weather changes occur in which layer of the atmosphere?

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Three of the following four words are alike in a certain manner and one is different. Select the odd word.

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Who among the following discovered the concept of expanding universe?

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In the sequence of planets in the solar system, which planet comes in between Mars and Saturn?

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The Asteroid belt is located between the orbits of which two planets in our Solar System?

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The first layer of earth’s atmosphere is ______.

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The sun is about _____________ km away from the earth.

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Geoid is the ________ of earth.

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The zone separating the troposphere from the stratosphere is called the ________________.

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When the Earth is at its perihelion (closest to the Sun), which season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

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NASA’s Juno probe was launched to study which celestial body?

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Three of the following four words are alike in a certain manner and one is different. Select the odd word.

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Lucifer is another name for the planet ________.

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In the sequence of planets in the solar system, which planet comes in between Mars and Saturn?

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Which of the following planet in our solar system rotates in a clockwise direction?

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Which layer of the Atmosphere contains the Ozone layer?

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In which layer of the earth’s atmosphere is the ozone layer found?

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How many degrees does the Earth rotate about its own axis in one hour?

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Which planet is also known as the 'Swift Planet'?

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__________ is the region of space surrounding Earth where the dominant magnetic field is the magnetic field of Earth, rather than the magnetic field of interplanetary space.

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Planetary scientists call the thin gaseous envelope around the Moon as the _______.

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What is the shape of the orbit of the planets?

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All weather changes occur in which layer of the atmosphere?

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Ozone at the higher level of the atmosphere is a product of ______ acting on oxygen molecules.

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In which galaxy were two orbiting supermassive black holes recently observed for the first time via radio images using the RadioAstron space telescope?

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The brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle of the earth is called:

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What is the cloud of dust and gas found within a galaxy called?

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What is the designated name of the small asteroid officially confirmed by NASA in 2025 as Earth's quasi-moon, which travels around the Sun in an orbit nearly identical to Earth's?

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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?

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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?

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Our solar system is a part of which galaxy?

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What is the currently estimated age of the Earth?

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What are terrestrial planets primarily composed of?

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With reference to an earthquake consider the following statements.
1. The point where the energy of an earthquake is released is called the hypocentre.
2. The point on the surface, nearest to the focus of the earthquake, is called the epicentre.
3. Epicentre is a point directly below the focus of an earthquake.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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