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Statement 1:

Many great rivers flow towards the equator. The sediments that they increases the time of rotation of the earth about its own axis

Statement 2:

The angular momentum of the earth about its rotation axis is conserved

a)

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1

b)

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1

c)

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False

d)

Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True



Question ID - 100883 | SaraNextGen Top Answer

Statement 1:

Many great rivers flow towards the equator. The sediments that they increases the time of rotation of the earth about its own axis

Statement 2:

The angular momentum of the earth about its rotation axis is conserved

a)

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1

b)

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1

c)

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False

d)

Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

1 Answer
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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

Sediment deposited at the equator (away from the axis of rotation) increases the moment of inertia (not mass) of the Earth. Since =constant, dedcdreases and thus  increases

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