According to Kepler’s Laws, all orbits of ——– the planets are:
(a) ellipses
(b) parabolas
(c) hyperbolas
(d) square
Physical Geography MCQs
The study of the origin and evolution of ——– the universe is known as:
(a) Tomography
(b) cystoscopy
(c) cryology
(d) cosmology
On a clear, dark, moonless night, approximately how many stars can be seen with the naked eye?
(a) 300
(b) 1,000
(c) 3,000
(d) 10,000
What is the HOTTEST region of the sun?
(a) The core
(b) The photosphere
(c) The chromospheres
(d) The corona
Which civilization developed and implemented the first solar calendar?
(a) Babylonian
(b) Greek
(c) Egyptian
(d) Aztec
What is the most distant object in the sky that the human eye can see without optical instruments?
(a) The Horsehead Nebula
(b) The Andromeda Galaxy
(c) The Sagittarius Constellation
(d) The Aurora Borealis
What process produces a star’s energy?
(a) hydrogen and oxygen combustion
(b) nuclear fusion
(c) neutron beta decay
(d) nuclear fission
The mean distance of the earth from the sun in astronomical units is:
(a) 3.7
(b) 10
(c) 1
(d) 101
A coordinate system based on the ecliptic system is especially useful for the studies of
(a) Planets
(b) Stars
(c) The Milky Way
(d) Galaxies
The apparent magnitude of an object in the sky describes its
(a) Size
(b) Magnification
(c) Brightness
(d) Distance