SEE (Secondary Education Examination, Nepal) · Science and Technology

Earth, space and technology

25 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

Practise Earth, space and technology now

Random questions from this topic, one at a time. You see the answer and the explanation straight after each one.

All 25 questions

  1. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
  2. Which star is the closest to the Earth?
  3. What causes the seasons on the Earth?
  4. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
  5. Which of these is a greenhouse gas?
  6. A lunar eclipse takes place when which arrangement occurs?
  7. Which instrument is used to measure earthquake waves?
  8. Which type of rock is formed by cooling and hardening of molten magma?
  9. Which tectonic collision formed the Himalayas?
  10. What does the abbreviation GPS stand for?
  11. Which device converts sunlight directly into electricity?
  12. Which of these is a renewable source of energy?
  13. Which unit is used to measure the distance between stars?
  14. A satellite orbits the Earth in 24 hours and stays above one point on the equator. What is such an orbit called?
  15. What is the main function of the CPU in a computer?
  16. Which of these is an input device?
  17. Which of these units is the smallest unit of computer memory?
  18. What does the abbreviation URL stand for?
  19. Which planet of the solar system is closest to the Sun?
  20. Which force keeps the planets moving in their orbits around the Sun?
  21. Which gas makes up the largest part of the Earth's atmosphere?
  22. In which direction does the tail of a comet point?
  23. Which part of a computer stores data permanently, even when the power is switched off?
  24. Which layer of the Earth is made of liquid iron and nickel?
  25. Why does the Moon always show the same face to the Earth?

Ready for the full SEE (Secondary Education Examination, Nepal) test?