General Physica...

Variations in the length of day time and night time from season to season are due to _______.

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Which of the following statements regarding the duration of day and night is correct?

Which of the following statements in the context of Northern hemisphere is/are correct?
(1) Vernal equinox occurs on March 21.
(2) Summer solstice occurs on December 22.
(3) Autumnal equinox occurs on September 23.
(4) Winter solstice occurs on June 21.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which of the following planets is tilted at $${90}^{o}$$, so it almost rolls around the Sun and hence, it is also called as 'Lying planet'?

The latitude is the angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface, north or South of the equator as measured from the ______.

If the Earth's axis were perpendicular to the plane of its orbit, which one among the following would not have happened?

Consider the following statements:
(1) The Earth's rotation axis is not at $${90}^{o}$$ to its orbital plane.
(2) The Earth's rotation axis is inclined at $${23.5}^{0}$$.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the planets is known as 'morning star' as well as 'evening star' because it is the first to appear in the evening and the last to disappear in the morning?

Consider the following statements with reference to the isotherms.
(1) The line drawn on maps joining the places of equal temperature reduce to sea level.
(2) Isotherms generally run from East to West and are parallel to the latitudes.
(3) The isotherms are more regular in the Northern hemisphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?