Atmosphere Geography

Q. The total number of layers above Earth are

A
2
B
4
C
5
D
3

Correct Answer

5

More Questions on Atmosphere

  • Q. Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to pollution will cause
    A)No change in earth's temperature
    B)Earth's temperature to rise
    C)Earth's temperature to fall
    D)Increase in ultra-violet radiation reaching the earth
    Answer: Earth's temperature to rise
  • Q. Which one of the following is a type of planetary wind?
    A)Westerlies
    B)Monsoons
    C)Loo
    D)Tornadoes
    Answer: Westerlies
  • Q. The velocity of winds is related to ________
    A)Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
    B)The amount of moisture they carry
    C)The nearness to the sea
    D)The direction in which they blow
    Answer: Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
  • Q. At low elevation which among the following clouds are to be found ?
    A)Cumulus
    B)Cirrus
    C)Nimbus
    D)Stratus
    Answer: Nimbus
  • Q. Consider the following statements regarding the distribution and pattern of isotherms 1. In the northern hemisphere, isotherms bend sharply equator-ward over the continents during winter. 2. Temperature gradients are greater in summer than in winter in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. The form of precipitation in which the raindrops get frozen into ice on coming in contact with a cold layer of air near the earth’s surface is called ________
    A)Sleet
    B)Fog
    C)Hail
    D)Snowfall
    Answer: Sleet
  • Q. Fogs formed along, the sea-coast are due to ________
    A)Convection
    B)Advection
    C)Radiaton
    D)Conduction
    Answer: Advection
  • Q. What causes snowfall?
    A)When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
    B)When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
    C)When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
    D)When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
    Answer: When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
  • Q. Which of the following constituents of the atmosphere are important from the climatic point of view ? 1. Nitrogen 2. Oxygen 3. Carbon dioxide
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)Only 3
    Answer: Only 3
  • Q. The radiation that heats earth’s atmosphere comes from the
    A)Ionosphere
    B)Sun
    C)Earth
    D)Sun and earth
    Answer: Sun
  • Q. Temperature generally decreases towards the poles because ________
    A)Cold surfaces do not absorb solar energy as readily as warm surfaces
    B)Air movement is generally towards the. equator
    C)Cold polar air masses prevent surface heating of the land
    D)Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
    Answer: Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
  • Q. Water vapour beyond the dew point results in ________
    A)Condensation
    B)Precipitation
    C)Hailstorm
    D)Formation of ice
    Answer: Condensation
  • Q. A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth’s surface is
    A)Meteor
    B)Meteorite
    C)Asteroid
    D)Comet
    Answer: Meteor
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the following zonal pressure belts? 1. Subpolar low 2. Equatorial low 3. Polar high 4. Subtropical high
    A)2, 4, 1, 3
    B)2, 3, 1, 4
    C)1, 4, 2, 3
    D)1, 3, 2, 4
    Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
  • Q. The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates:
    A)Temperate cyclones
    B)Tropical cyclones
    C)Inter-tropical convergence
    D)Tropospheric instability
    Answer: Temperate cyclones
  • Q. The innermost layer is the core with a radius of about ________ km.
    A)9500
    B)500
    C)6500
    D)3500
    Answer: 3500
  • Q. Which of the following is a cold wind?
    A)Chinook
    B)Buran
    C)Foehn
    D)Sirocco
    Answer: Buran
  • Q. Temperate cyclones bring along with them ________
    A)Thunderstorms and torrential rainfall
    B)Pleasant weather
    C)Snowfall and hail
    D)Mild rainfall
    Answer: Mild rainfall
  • Q. Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies are known as ________
    A)Foehn
    B)Mistral
    C)Nor' westers
    D)Chinook
    Answer: Chinook
  • Q. Which of the following is located at the minimum height from the Earth?
    A)Thermosphere
    B)Stratosphere
    C)Mesosphere
    D)Troposphere
    Answer: Troposphere

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