World Geography MCQs

The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are

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A. abrasion, crystallization, pressure release
B. abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis
C. crystallization, carbonation, thermal insolation
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are abrasion, crystallization, pressure release.

The sidereal month may be defined as

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A. the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth
B. the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the Earth and returns to the same position in the sky
C. the period of rotation of moon
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The sidereal month may be defined as the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the Earth and returns to the same position in the sky.

The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called

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A. summer and winter solstices
B. autumnal and vernal equinox
C. north celestial pole and south celestial pole
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
For observers in the northern hemisphere, the farthest northern point above the celestial equator is the summer solstice, and the farthest southern point is the winter solstice. The word “solstice” means “sun standing still” because the Sun stops moving northward or southward at those points on the ecliptic.

The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called

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A. neap tide
B. spring tide
C. diurnal tide
D. ebb tide
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Neap tides occur when the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon form a right angle, at first and last quarters for the Moon. The Moon’s gravity is mostly responsible for our tides, but the Sun also plays a role. The Sun is much larger than our Moon.