JAMB Geography questions: The earth in the solar system

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1. Question 1· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

   Which planet is the largest in the solar system?

   • AJupiter
   • BSaturn
   • CEarth
   • DNeptune

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2. Question 2· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

   Aphelion is the point in the earth's orbit

   • Afarthest from the sun
   • Bnearest to the sun
   • Creached at the equinox
   • Dreached only during eclipses

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3. Question 3· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

   The largest planet in the solar system is

   • ASaturn
   • BJupiter
   • CEarth
   • DNeptune

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4. Question 4· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

   The SIAL layer of the earth's crust is made mainly of

   • Asilica and aluminium
   • Bsilica and magnesium
   • Ciron and nickel
   • Dcarbon and oxygen

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5. Question 5· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

   The time taken by the earth to revolve round the sun is about

   • A365¼ days
   • B24 hours
   • C29½ days
   • D12 hours

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6. Question 6· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

   A solar eclipse occurs when the

   • Aearth passes between the sun and the moon
   • Bmoon passes between the sun and the earth
   • Csun passes between the earth and the moon
   • Dmoon is full

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7. Question 7· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

   The innermost layer of the earth is the

   • Acore
   • Bmantle
   • Ccrust
   • Dlithosphere

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8. Question 8· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

   The point in the earth's orbit nearest to the sun is called

   • Aaphelion
   • Bperihelion
   • Csolstice
   • Dzenith

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9. Question 9· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

   The inclination of the earth's axis is about

   • A0°
   • B45°
   • C90°
   • D23½° from the perpendicular to its orbit

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10. Question 10· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    Day and night are caused by the

    • Arevolution of the earth round the sun
    • Bmovement of the sun round the earth
    • Ctilt of the moon
    • Drotation of the earth on its axis

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11. Question 11· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    The equinoxes, when day and night are about equal all over the world, occur on about

    • A21 March and 23 September
    • B21 June and 22 December
    • C1 January and 1 July
    • D4 July and 3 January

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12. Question 12· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    The earth takes about how long to rotate once on its axis?

    • A365 days
    • B24 hours
    • C30 days
    • D12 hours

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13. Question 13· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    The Arctic Circle experiences 24 hours of daylight on about

    • A23 September
    • B21 December
    • C21 March
    • D21 June

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14. Question 14· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    The rigid outer shell of the earth made of the crust and upper mantle is the

    • Ahydrosphere
    • Basthenosphere
    • Clithosphere
    • Datmosphere

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15. Question 15· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    The planet nearest to the sun is

    • AVenus
    • BEarth
    • CMars
    • DMercury

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16. Question 16· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    Equinoxes occur when

    • Athe earth is nearest the sun
    • Bthe sun is at the Tropic of Cancer
    • Cthe moon eclipses the sun
    • Dthe overhead sun is at the equator

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17. Question 17· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    The earth completes one revolution round the sun in about

    • A12 hours
    • B24 hours
    • C30 days
    • D365¼ days

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18. Question 18· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    The change of seasons is caused by the earth's revolution round the sun and the

    • Arotation of the earth
    • Bdistance of the moon
    • Cphases of the moon
    • Dinclination of the earth's axis

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19. Question 19· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    An eclipse of the moon occurs when the

    • Amoon comes between the sun and the earth
    • Bsun comes between the earth and the moon
    • Cearth comes between the sun and the moon
    • Dmoon is at its farthest from the earth

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