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GK Olympiad Major Domains of the Earth — practice questions

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A child digs into rock and soil under her feet. This solid part of the earth is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The blanket of gases wrapped around the earth is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →All the water on earth, as ice, liquid and vapour, together forms the:Read the answer and worked solution →The narrow zone where land, water and air meet and life exists is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A climber reaches the highest peak on earth at 8,848 metres. That peak is:Read the answer and worked solution →The deepest point on earth, at 11,022 metres, lies in the Pacific and is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The large landmasses of the world are divided into how many major continents?Read the answer and worked solution →A student names the largest continent, covering about a third of the land area. It is:Read the answer and worked solution →Asia is cut off from Europe on the west by a mountain chain called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The combined landmass of Europe and Asia is given the single name:Read the answer and worked solution →The second largest continent, crossed by the Equator and both tropics, is:Read the answer and worked solution →The world's largest hot desert lies in Africa. It is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The longest river in the world flows through Africa. It is the:Read the answer and worked solution →North America is joined to South America by a narrow strip called the Isthmus of:Read the answer and worked solution →A narrow strip of land that joins two landmasses is called an:Read the answer and worked solution →South America carries the world's longest mountain range, running north to south. It is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The world's largest river by volume flows through South America. It is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The smallest continent, lying wholly in the Southern Hemisphere and ringed by sea, is:Read the answer and worked solution →Antarctica has no permanent settlements, but India keeps research stations named:Read the answer and worked solution →Earth is called the blue planet because water covers more than what share of it?Read the answer and worked solution →The largest ocean on earth, spread over a third of the planet, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Clean dry air is 78 per cent nitrogen. The share taken by oxygen is:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the continentsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the domainsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the geography gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the oceansRead the answer and worked solution →Land or waterRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the earth factsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Earth domains bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A child digs into rock and soil under her feet. This solid part of the earth is the:

  1. Lithosphere
  2. Hydrosphere
  3. Thermosphere
  4. Mesosphere
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Correct answer: A. Lithosphere

1. The earth has solid, liquid and gas domains. 2. The solid portion on which we live has its own name. 3. That name is the lithosphere. _Source: syllabus The Earth Our Habitat, Class VI, Chapter 5, Major Domains of the Earth._

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The blanket of gases wrapped around the earth is called the:

  1. Stratosphere
  2. Atmosphere
  3. Lithosphere
  4. Hydrosphere
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Correct answer: B. Atmosphere

1. Gases surround the planet in layers. 2. That gaseous envelope has a name. 3. It is the atmosphere. _Source: syllabus The Earth Our Habitat, Class VI, Chapter 5, Major Domains of the Earth._

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All the water on earth, as ice, liquid and vapour, together forms the:

  1. Hydrosphere
  2. Lithosphere
  3. Atmosphere
  4. Troposphere
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Correct answer: A. Hydrosphere

1. Water appears in three forms on the planet. 2. All of it together makes one domain. 3. That domain is the hydrosphere. _Source: syllabus The Earth Our Habitat, Class VI, Chapter 5, Major Domains of the Earth._

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