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(a) Rain caused by vertical circulation of air currentsorographic rainfall.
(b) Rainfall caused by mountain standing in the way of moisture-laden winds-relief rainfall.
(c) An area sheltered from rain bearing winds by a hillrain shadow area.
(d) Rain caused by a warm moist air mass moving upward over cold air mass- cyclonic rain-fall.
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
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Question : 1
Consider the following statements.
- The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
- The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.
a) Only 2
b) Only 1
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) Both 1 and 2
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 2
The line on a map connecting points of equal temperature at a given time is
a) Isobar
b) Isohyet
c) Isotherm
d) Isthumus
Answer »Answer: (c)
An isotherm is a line that connects points on a map that have the same temperature. Therefore, all points through which an isotherm passes have the same or equal temperatures at the time indicated.
Generally, isotherms representing 5 °C or 10 °F temperature differences are used, but any interval may be chosen.
Question : 3
The leeward side of a mountain which does not receive rain is known as the
a) desert area
b) dry zone
c) adiabatically dry area
d) rain-shadow area
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 4
Choose the correct option which represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers.
a) Ecosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
b) Ionosphere, Ecosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
c) Troposphare, Ionosphere, Ecosphere
d) Mesosphere, Ionosphere. Ecosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphare
Answer »Answer: (c)
From top to bottom, the Earth’s atmosphere is divided into five main layers, the exosphere, the thermosphere, the mesosphere, the stratosphere and the troposphere. The atmosphere thins out in each higher layer until the gases dissipate in space.
The five main layers are:
- Exosphere: 700 to 10,000 km,
- Thermosphere: 80 to 700 km,
- Mesosphere: 50 to 80 km,
- Stratosphere: 12 to 50 km and
- Troposphere: 0 to 12 km.
Question : 5
Smog is a combination of
a) water and smoke
b) air and water vapour
c) smoke and fog
d) fire and water
Answer »Answer: (c)
The term 'smog' was first used in London during the early 1900's to describe the combination of smoke and fog. What we typically call 'smog' today is a mixture of pollutants but is primarily made up of ground-level ozone.
Question : 6
Which of the following statements is true about insolation?
a) On an average earth receives 1.94 calories per sq. cm per minute at the top of the atmosphere
b) Earth’s surface receives its energy as short wave electromagnetic radiation
c) All of the above
d) Total insolation received at the equator is 400% more than at poles.
Answer »Answer: (c)
In insolation, Earth’s Surface receives its energy as short wave electromagnetic radiation on an average earth receives 1.94 calories per Sq cm per minute at the top of the atmosphere. Total insolation received at the equator is 400% more than at poles.
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