atmosphere & climatology section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The forests which act as barriers against cyclones are :

a) Mangrove forests

b) Alpine forests

c) Monsoon forests

d) Evergreen forests

Question : 2

The planetary winds that blow from the sub-tropical high pressure belts to the equator are known as

a) doldrums

b) westerlies

c) trade winds

d) polar winds

Question : 3

The earth’s reflectivity of solar radiation, termed albedo, is highest in which one of the following?

a) Forest area

b) Cropland

c) Snow area

d) Sand desert

Question : 4

Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts ?

a) Absence of B-horizon in the soil

b) Heavy volume of sands

c) Lack of rainfall

d) High temperature

Question : 5

What will happen if the temperature of water is lowered from 8 °C to 3°C?

a) Water will not change in volume

b) Water will freeze

c) The volume will first decrease, then increase

d) The volume will first increase, then decrease

Question : 6

During a thunderstorm, the thunder in the sky is produced by the

1. meeting of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky.
2. lightning that separates the nimbus clouds.
3. violent upward movement of air and water particles.

a) 2 and 3

b) Only 1

c) None of the above

d) 1 and 3