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Which of the following is not an outer planet?

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  1. Uranus

  2. Jupiter

  3. Neptune

  4. Earth

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly.
  •  The four smaller inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, are terrestrial planets  being primarily composed of rock and metal.
  •  The four outer planets are giant planets, being substantially more massive than  than the terrestrials.
  •  For most of history, humanity did not recognize or understand the concept of  the Solar System. 

The total surface area of the Earth is _______________.

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  1. 510,100,500 sq. kms

  2. 500,000,000 sq. kms

  3. 610,100,500 sq. kms

  4. 600,000,000 sq. kms

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The total surface area of the earth is 510 million square km approximately or 510,100,500 square km. Hence option A is correct 

The crust of earth mostly consists of various kinds of _____.

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  1. Gases

  2. Rocks

  3. Metals

  4. Pebbles

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • The crust of the Earth is composed of a great variety of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.

Most of the scientists are of the view that Earth began to form around _____ years ago.

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  1. Two and a half billion

  2. Three and a half billion

  3. Four and a half billion

  4. Five and a half billion

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Earth began to form over 4.6 billion years ago, from the same cloud of gas (mostly hydrogen and helium) and interstellar dust that formed our Sun, the rest of the solar system and even our galaxy.

How is the outer core of the earth?

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  1. Liquid

  2. Solid

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The outer core of the Earth is a fluid layer about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle.

The core of earth is 2900 to 6376 kms in thickness. It is composed of _____.

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  1. Copper and nickel

  2. Iron and nickel

  3. Gold and nickel

  4. Silver and nickel

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The core is 2900-6376 kms in thickness.
  • It is composed of dense and heavy substances like iron and nickel.

The part of the earth where human beings live is called _____.

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  1. Mantle

  2. Soil

  3. Crust

  4. Core

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Correct Option: C

The mantle layer of the earth is _____ in thickness.

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  1. 100 - 2900 kms

  2. 200 - 4000 kms

  3. 300 - 4500 kms

  4. 400 - 5000 kms

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Correct Option: A

How is the inner core of the earth?

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  1. Liquid

  2. Solid

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:


  • So, even though it is hotter in the inner core, the pressure in the core is also higher, and you can have solid iron-nickel instead of liquid.
  • It is made of iron and nickel. 
  • This is above the Earth's solid inner core and below the mantle. Its outer boundary is 2,890 km (1,800 mi) beneath the Earth's surface..
  • Convection of liquid metals in the outer core creates the Earth's magnetic field.

Supercontinent Pangaea broke up to form ______.

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  1. Laurensia

  2. Gondwana Land

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Many earth scientists use the term "supercontinent" to mean "a clustering of nearly all continents".
  •  This definition leaves room for interpretation when labeling a continental body.
  • The landmass of   Pangaea is the collective name describing all of these continental masses when they were most recently in proximity to one another.
  • This would classify Pangaea as a supercontinent. According to modern definitions, a supercontinent does not exist today. Supercontinents have assembled and dispersed multiple times in the geologic past (see table). 
  • Laurasia was the more northern of two supercontinents (the other being Gondwana) that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent around 335 to 175 million years ago (Mya).
  •  It separated from Gondwana 215 to 175 Mya (beginning in the late Triassic period) during the breakup of Pangaea, drifting farther north after the split. 
  • Gondwana also Gondwanaland, is the name given to an ancient supercontinent. 
  • It is believed to have sutured about 600 to 530 million years ago, joining East Gondwana to WestGondwana. 
  • Gondwana formed prior to Pangaea, and later became part of it.