Were the Himalayan Mountains formed at a blank plate boundary between the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate?

Who was the German meteorologist who in 1912 promoted the idea of continental drift?

The part beneath the lithosphere, where the materials exist in the partially molten state is known as :

The crust and the upper part of the mantle together are known as :

The bottom part of the upper mantle makes up the __________.

Which layers make up the asthenosphere?

Which layer of the earth is a solid and why?

What is the inner most layer of the earth?

Continental crust is made up of granite rock which contain of ................

The thinner but denser crust which make up the deep ocean floor is .......

What state of matter is the outer core?

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

Identify the various layers of the earth in order from interior to the outermost layer :

Which layer of the Earth extends to a depth of about 2900 km?

What is the layered structure of the earth?

Which longitude is taken as International Date Line ?

Which meridian is fixed as a standard meridian of India?

What is the 0 degree mark of longitude known as the measure from Greenwich England?

The zero degree longitude is known as the :

The time estimated at each place based on the position of the sun is termed as the :

The apparent position of the sun during the Earth's revolution will be over the equator on March 21 September 23. Hence the length of day and night will be equal during these days on both the hemispheres. These days are called :

The south ward apparent movement of the sun from Tropic of Cancer to Tropic of Capricorn is termed as :

The northward apparat - movement of the sun from Tropic of Capricorn to Tropic of Cancer is termed as :

On which date is the Earth in aphelion?

The day on which the Sun and the earth are nearest is known as :

The day on which the Sun and the Earth are farthest is known as :

The axis of the Earth is tilted at an angle of 66 1/2° from the orbital plane:

Every fourth year has 366 days and is called :

What is caused by the revolution of the Earth?

The speed of revolution of the Earth is :

How many solar days are there in a year?

What takes the Earth 365 days to the Sun?

The Earth moves around the Sun. The movement of the earth around the Sun is called:

What causes day and night ?

How many hours does the Earth takes to complete its rotation?

The spinning of the Earth on its own axis is called :

What is the longitudinal extent of India?

What is the latitudinal extent of India?

What is the angular distance between east and west?

0° longitude is known as the :

What is the name of the parallel that separates the Earth into two hemispheres?

The latitude at 0 degree is known as the _______.

The latitudinal line along the middle of the globe is the longest one & is called :

The vertical lines are called ............... and horizontal lines are called .................

Who was the first person to accurately calculate the circumference of Earth?

The spherical shape of the Earth which is slightly flattened at the poles and bulged at the Equator is known as :

Who among the following was the first to explain that the rotation of the earth on its own axis accounts for the daily rising and setting of the sun?

Who was the first person to predict the Earth was spherical?

The first Earth Summit was held in the year ...........

Earth Summit, 1992 was held in which city ?