The solar system questions | form one Geography

Senegal National team scored a goal at 2:00 pm in Senegal (150° W). At what time at Burundi (30° E) the goal was scored?

1. 2:00 am
2. 10:00 am
3. 4:00 am
4. 10:00 pm
5. 12:00 am.

Why does the sun appear larger than other stars that are seen at night?

1. Starlight bends as it passes planets
2. The sun is closer to the earth than other stars
3. The earth’s atmosphere filters out light from other stars
4. Daylight brightens the sun making it appear larger
5. The capacity of our eyes does not view far during the night

Which of the following occurs when the moon`s shadow cast over the earth?

1. Solar eclipse
2. Lunar eclipse
3. Aphelion
4. Summer solstice
5. Equinoxes

Rose was talking with her grandmother who believes that the earth`s shape is flat like a table. By using six evidences, describe how Rose will prove to her grandmother that the earth is spherical.

The luminous body which provides energy to the solar system is:

1. Sun
2. Earth
3. Planet
4. Satellite.
5. Moon

Liverpool​ team​ scored​ a​ goal​ at​ ​5.00pm​ ​in​ England​ (15°​W).​ At what time​ the​ ​goal was scored​ in​ Dar​ es Salaam​(45°E)?

1. 1.00p.m
2. 7.00​p.m
3. 9.45p.m
4. 9.00p.m
5. 6.30a.m.

The​ ​sun​ is overhead​ at​ tropic​ of Capricorn​ every year on

1. 22^nd December
2. 21^st March
3. 23^rd September
4. 21^st June
5. 24^th March

Day​ reaches​ ​its​ maximum​ length​ on 21^st June in

1. Southern hemisphere
2. Northern Hemisphere
3. Arctic Circle
4. Polar region
5. Tropic of Capricorn.

Which​ of the​ following planets have small celestial bodies in orbit around​ them?

1. Mercury,​ ​Jupiter and Uranus
2. Pluto,​ Earth​ and Mars
3. Earth,​ Jupiter and​ Saturn
4. Mercury,​ Venus​ ​and​​ Earth
5. Venus,​ ​Earth and​ Saturn.

The movement of the earth around the sun in a period of 365¼ days is known as

1. the lunar eclipse
2. the solar eclipse
3. revolution
4. rotation
5. elliptical orbit.