Earth Flashcards by Shourya Kumar

Q

What is the shape of the Earth?

A

Geoid

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Q

The compression ratio of earth

A

0.3% or 1/300th

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Q

inclination of earth orbit

A

23 1/2

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Q

How does the earth rotate?

When seen from north and south pole

A

North - anticlock

South - clock

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Q

What is the shortest path between two points?

A

smaller arc of great circle

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Q

latitude of arctic circle

A

66 1/2 N

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Q

lat of antarctic circle

A

66 1/2 S

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Q

lat of trop of cancer

A

23 1/2 N

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Q

lat of trop of capricorn

A

23 1/2 Ss

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Q

max var between geocentric and geodetic lats?

A

45 N/S

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