World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Through a small telescope, it is possible to see Venus undergo phases, just like the Moon. This occurs because, from our point of view on Earth, we see only the parts of Venus that are illuminated by sunlight at any given time. However, unlike the Moon, though, Venus is usually brighter to our view in its crescent phase than in its full phase.

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The Karen are an ethnolinguistic group. They are of Sino-Tibetan language-speaking ethnic groups. They are found in Myanmar and Thailand.

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The term “cosmic rays” was coined by the Austrian physicist Victor Francis Hess in 1912. Hess was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936 for his discovery of cosmic rays.

Cosmic rays are high-energy particles that travel through space and reach the Earth’s atmosphere. They are believed to be made up of protons, electrons, and atomic nuclei, and they can have energies that are millions or billions of times greater than those of particles produced by particle accelerators on Earth.

Hess discovered cosmic rays while conducting experiments in which he flew high-altitude balloon flights to measure the radiation levels at different altitudes. He found that the radiation levels increased with altitude, leading him to conclude that the radiation was coming from outer space and not from the Earth’s surface. He named these high-energy particles “cosmic rays” because they seemed to be coming from the cosmos.

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Eyjafjallajökull is one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland. It is north of Skógar and west of Mýrdalsjökull. The ice cap covers the caldera of a volcano with a summit elevation of 1,651 metres.

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Earth’s magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding our planet where the behavior of charged particles is largely influenced by Earth’s magnetic field. It extends far beyond the ionosphere, which is a region of the Earth’s atmosphere located from about 48 kilometers (30 miles) to 965 kilometers (600 miles) above the Earth’s surface. The magnetosphere extends into space and interacts with the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun, well beyond the boundaries of the ionosphere. The boundary of the magnetosphere, known as the magnetopause, can vary in distance from Earth depending on the strength and direction of the solar wind, but it typically extends tens of thousands of kilometers into space.

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Plateaus are classified according to their surrounding environment.
1. Intermontane plateaus are the highest in the world, bordered by mountains. The Tibetan Plateau is one such plateau.
2. Piedmont plateaus are bordered on one side by mountains and on the other by a plain or sea.
3. Continental plateaus are bordered on all sides by the plains or seas, forming away from mountains.
4. Volcanic plateaus are produced by volcanic activity. The Columbia Plateau in the north-western United States of America is one such plateau.
5. Dissected plateaus are highly eroded plateaus cut by rivers and broken by deep narrow valleys.

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Neptune has five rings: Galle, LeVerrier, Lassell, Arago, and Adams. Its rings were named after the astronomers who made an important discovery regarding the planet.

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Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 was a comet that broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects.

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Gulf of Mannar is the largest Gulf of India. It is an inlet of the Indian Ocean and a large shallow bay forming the part of the Laccadive Sea. It is located between the west coast of Sri Lanka and the southeastern tip of India.

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Perissa Beach is located on the island of Santorini in Greece. It lies at the base of Mountain Mesa Vouno, separating Perissa from Kamari. This beach features Black Sand and crystal water.