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[#181] The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are
Correct Answer

(B) Contours

Explanation

Solution: Imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are contour lines. These are the closed loops used to showcase the similar hight point.

[#182] Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density ?
Correct Answer

(A) Central core

Explanation

Solution: The layers of the earth that is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density is Central core. Earth’s core is the very hot, very dense center of our planet. The ball-shaped core lies beneath the cool, brittle crust and the mostly-solid mantle.

[#183] There is a continual daylight or summer in the Arctic regions from ________
Correct Answer

(C) 21st March to 23rd September

Explanation

Solution: There is a continual daylight or summer in the Arctic regions from 21st March to 23rd September.

[#184] The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________
Correct Answer

(D) Torrid Zone

Explanation

Solution: The torrid zone refers to the area of the earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

[#185] Spring tides occur when ________
Correct Answer

(D) The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line

Explanation

Solution: When the sun and the moon are in line with each other, they pull the ocean's surface in the same direction. This causes higher high tides and lower low tides. This is known as Spring tides.