(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Geography

How can you prove that the earth is a sphere by looking at the horizon?

What is the earth’s mean temperature? 

Why is the earth called a watery planet?

What is the ‘biosphere’?

Give any two features of the earth that make it a ‘Unique Planet’.

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Why is the planet Venus hotter than the planet Mercury?

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Name the two sources of heat in the interior of the earth.

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What is meant by Terrestrial Life?

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Name the members of the Solar System.

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What is a planet?

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What is meant by Inner Planets? Name them.

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Why are the inner planets called the terrestrial planets?

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What are the Jovian planets? Name them.

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How big is the sun? Describe its size with respect to the earth.

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Distinguish the earth from the other planets in one important aspect.

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How did the earth get its atmospheric blanket?

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The earth rotates from ____ to ____.

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________is the narrow zone of contact between lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

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The earth has an average temperature of _______.

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___________is the major reservoir of carbon on the earth.