atmosphere & climatology section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following scales is used to measure the damage by a hurricane?

a) Mercalli Scale

b) Safir-Simpson Scale

c) Richter scale

d) Fujita Scale

Question : 2

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Sirocco - Sicily

b) Chinook - U.S.A.

c) Norwesters – India

d) Blizzard - Chile

Question : 3

Due to ................., the stars seem to be higher in the sky than they actually are.

a) Scattering of light

b) Atmospheric refraction

c) Atmospheric reflection

d) Tyndall Effect

Question : 4

The sky looks blue because of

a) Selective scattering of radiation by atmosphere

b) Selective absorption of radiation by atmosphere

c) Absorption of blue light in the atmosphere

d) Reflection of blue colour of the oceans

Question : 5

What is the vapour pressure?

a) Barometric pressure

b) The presence of vapour in air

c) Pressure in the clouds

d) Pressure only due to vapour in the air

Question : 6

The process of water vapour changing to the liquid state (water) is called

a) Transpiration

b) Sublimation

c) Dew

d) Condensation