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General Physical Geography Test 52

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    The Chandrasekhar Limit is accepted to be approximately $$1.4$$ times the mass of the Sun. A star that exceeds this mass is destined to end its life in a most violent form of explosion. What is it called when a star explodes in this manner?
    Solution
    Supernova is the explosion of a star and the largest one that takes place in space. A supernova occurs where there is a change in the core of a star. This change can occur in two different ways. One type happens in the binary star system, and other happens at the end of a single star's lifetime.
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    Which of the following terms describes the alignment of three celestial bodies?
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    It’s an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet: Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon.

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    Approximate distance between Proxima Centauri and our Solar System is 
    Solution
    The Sun is the closest star to Earth. Outside of our Sun, our system's nearest neighbor is Alpha Centauri A and B are two bright, closely orbiting stars with a distant, dim companion named Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri is the star that is nearest stellar neighbor at only 4.24 light-years away.
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    Through which of the following Indian states Tropic of Cancer does not pass ?
    Solution
    The Tropic of cancer is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. In India it passes through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Tripura and Mizoram.
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    Stars are enormous spheres of ignited gas that light the cosmos. They come in many different types and sizes. Which among the following is not a known type of star ?
    Solution
    Green Dwarf is not a known type of star. The followings are the known type of star:
    • The White Dwarf is a stellar core remnant composed of electron-degenerate matter.
    • A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass in a late phase of stellar evolution. 
    • Lastly, Red dwarf is the smallest and coolest kind of star on the main sequence.
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    The time when the Sun crosses the plane of the Earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal lengths all over the Earth is called ____.
    Solution

    The time when the Sun crosses the plane of the Earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal lengths all over the Earth is called An equinox is commonly regarded as the instant of time when the plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun.

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    Look at the given picture. Which of the following best classifies the type of rock shown in the picture?

    Solution
    Sedimentary rocks are type of rocks that are formed by deposition and subsequent cementation of mineral or organic particles on the floor of oceans /river..These have distinctive stripes of them.
    The rocks shows is sedimentation rock.
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    A weather map shows information about atmospheric pressure and weather fronts. Which type of Earth scientist works on developing and interpreting weather maps?
    Solution
    • Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere. 
    • A meteorologist is an individual with specialized education who uses scientific principles to explain, understand, observe or forecast the earth's atmospheric phenomena. 
    • They also study how the atmospheric and weather conditions affect the earth and its human inhabitants.
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    The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our solar system. The solar system is located within the disc, about $$27,000$$ light years from the Galactic Centre, on the inner edge of one of the spiral-shaped concentrations of gas and dust called the ________ arm.
    Solution
    Solution:
    Our spiral arm is formally called the Orion-Cygnus Arm. It’s also known simply as the Orion Arm or Local Arm, and you sometimes still hear the names Orion Bridge or Orion Spur.
    Hence the correct opt: B

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    The weak zones of Earth's crust which are more prone to earthquakes are called _________.
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