atmosphere & climatology section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following is/are not correct?

1. The unit of measurement of the Sun’s radiation is Langley.
2. The incoming solar radiation to earth is 2 cal/cm2-min.
3. The mean sea level pressure of atmosphere is 1013.2 bar.
4. We are normally not aware of atmosphere pressure because it acts in all directions.

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

c) None of these

d) 3 only

Question : 2

To measure the intensity of Tornadoes we use

a) Fujita Scale

b) Mercalli scale

c) Richter scale

d) Saffir-samson scale

Question : 3

Where does most of the weather phenomena take place?

a) Troposphere

b) Ionosphere

c) Tropopause

d) Stratosphere

Question : 4

Which one of the following represent the lines joining the places of equal rainfall ?

a) Isohalines

b) Isohypses

c) Isohyets

d) Isobars

Question : 5

Which one of the following pairs of properties of typical air masses is correct?

a) Maritime Polar : Warm oceans in the tropical zone

b) Maritime Equatorial : Warm oceans in the equatorial zone

c) Continental Polar : Moist oceans in the polar zone

d) Continental Tropical : Less warm oceans in the tropical zone

Question : 6

Most of the ozone in the earth’s atmosphere is found in the :

a) Stratosphere

b) Troposphere

c) Thermosphere

d) Mesophere