The nearest planet to the sun is the

A. pluto

B. Earth

C. Mars

D. Mercury

The Longitude that joins Longitude 180_o at the opposite side of the globe to from a Great Circle is

A. Longitude 0_o

B. Longitude 30_oE

C. Longitude 150_oW

D. Longitude 170_oW

Which of the following lines of latitudes divides the earth into two bemispheres?

A. Tropic of Cancer

B. Tropic of Capricorn

C. The Equator

D. Antarctic Circle

The part of the earth's crust that is covered by oceans and seas is called

A. biosphere

B. ionosphere

C. stratosphere

D. hydrosphere

The angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface measured in degrees from the centre of the Earth east or west of the Greenwich Meridian is known as

A. axis

B. latitude

C. orbit

D. longitude

An example of an organically formed sedimentary rock is

A. rock salt

B. granite

C. sandstone

D. coal

Sills, dykes and batholiths are examples of

A. intrusive volcanic landforms

B. extrusive volcanic landforms

C. landforms from earthquakes

D. dpositional landforms

In which part of the atmosphere does rain clouds develop?

A. Troposphere

B. stratosphere

C. thermosphere

D. exosphere