atmosphere & climatology section 7 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6

Spring tides occur when

a) the moon, the sun and the earth are the right angles, with the earth at the apex

b) the moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line

c) the moon is farthest from the earth

d) the moon is nearest to the earth

Question : 7 [PSC (Pre) 2018]

Clouds are the result of

a) Normal temp. lapse rate

b) Evaporation

c) Condensation

d) Catabatic lapse rate

Question : 8

Which of the following statement regarding the ozone layer within the atmosphere is/are correct?

1. It absorbs most of the Ultraviolet radiation found in the Sun’s rays.
2. Chlorofluorocarbons are a serious threat to the ozone layer.

a) Only 2

b) Only 1

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 9 [CDS 2017-II]

There are three distinct characters of temperature stratification of the atmosphere around the Earth. Which one among the following is the correct arrangement of the layers (from the Earth’s surface upwards)?

a) Troposphere - Thermosphere - Stratosphere

b) Thermosphere - Stratosphere -Troposphere

c) Thermosphere- Troposphere – Stratosphere

d) Troposphere - Stratosphere - Thermosohere

Question : 10

The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where

a) rivers drain out large amounts of freshwater into the sea

b) warm and cold atmospheric currents meet

c) continental shelf is undulating

d) warm and cold oceanic currents meet