The planet with the shortest orbit around the sun is

A. Mars

B. Venus

C. Mercury

D. Saturn

E. Oranus

Which of the following statements is true?

A. Any two opposite lines of latitudes make a Great Circle

B. Local time in places west of the Greenwhich is ahead of the local time in the east

C. A time difference of 4 minutes exists for every 24⁰ of longitude

D. The distance of one degree of latitude is constant at approximately 111km

E. Angular distnaces east and west of the equator are measured in degrees of latitude

Because of its shape, the earth is best described as

A. geosphere

B. geoid

C. spheroid

D. sphere

E. circle

Which of the following statements is not correct?

A. Ignesous rocks do not contain fossils

B. Rocks that are changed by great heat and pressure are called sedimentary rocks

C. Basalt and granite are examples of igneous rocks

D. Marble and genesis are example of metamorphic rocks

E. Rocks that are formed through the extrusion of molten magma are called volcanic rocks

A plateau has all the following characteristics except that

A. it sometimes serves as a watershed

B. it is higher than the surrounding areas

C. it is an elevated stretch of land

D. it has a uniformly flat unbroken surface

E. rivers draining it flow swiftly at its edges

The process by which the earth's surface is generally reshaped and lowered is known as

A. pediplanation

B. denudation

C. synclination

D. subsidence

E. weathering

Braiding on the lower course of river is caused by

A. a reduction of the volume load carried by the river

B. deposition of a large volume of materials on the level of plain

C. deposition of shingle on the slip-off slope the convex slope

D. the raising of the general level of the flood plain

E. deposition of shingle on the slip-off slope

Exfoliation is weathering process associated with

A. hot, arid regions

B. hot, humid regions

C. cold dry regions

D. cold wet regions

E. polar regions

Which of the following is not a feature of river erosion?

A. Waterfall

B. Gorges

C. V-shaped valleys

D. Deltas

E. Interlocking spurs

In which of the following best explains the decrease in temperature with height within the lower layers of the atmosphere?

A. The air receives its heat directly from the sun's rays

B. The earth is the main source of the heat given up to the air

C. An increases in height is associated with increase in rainfall

D. There are always water particies in the air at high altitudes

E. There is little mixing of air at higher altitudes

In which of the following do fishes thrive best?

A. Ocean deeps

B. Continebtal shelf

C. Deep sea plains

D. Continental slopes

E. Ocean trenches

The mean annual range of temperature of a place is obtained by

A. adding the monthly mean temperatures for one year and dividing them by 12

B. adding the lowest temperature for one year to the highest for the year

C. subtracting the lowest mean daily temperature from the highest mean daily temperature for the year

D. adding the mean daily temperatures for one year and dividing by 365

E. subtracting the lowest mean monthly temperature from the highest mean monthly temperature for the year