More Questions on Atmosphere
- Q. Which of the following sequences of atmospheric layers is correct from below?
A)Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Ionosphere
B)Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Tropopause, Troposphere
C)Ionosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Tropopause
D)Tropopause, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Stratosphere
Answer: Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Ionosphere
- Q. The radiation that heats earth’s atmosphere comes from the
A)Ionosphere
B)Sun
C)Earth
D)Sun and earth
Answer: Sun
- Q. Which one of the following constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather?
A)Ozone
B)Nitrogen
C)Oxygen
D)Water Vapour
Answer: Water Vapour
- Q. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A)Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a trough
B)Roughly circular isobar system with a high pressure at the centre represents an anticyclone
C)Roughly circular isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a cyclone
D)Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
Answer: Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
- Q. Which of the following is/are characteristic of a depression in the southern hemisphere? I. It is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape II. Pressure is high in the centre and decreases towards the outside III. Air moves anti-clockwise
A)I and III
B)I only
C)II only
D)All three
Answer: I only
- Q. Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?
A)Stratosphere
B)Thermosphere
C)Troposphere
D)Mesosphere
Answer: Thermosphere
- 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. A devastating Cloud Burst swept over Leh on August 2010. Which one of the following statements with regard to Cloud Burst is not correct?
A)Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
B)Cloud Burst is a localized weather phenomenon representing highly concentrated rainfall over a small area in a short duration of time
C)Cloud Burst occurs due to upward movement of moisture laden air with sufficient rapidity to form cumulonimbus clouds
D)There is no satisfactory technique till now for predicting Cloud Burst
Answer: Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
- Q. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as ________
A)Westerlies
B)Geostropic wind
C)Polar wind
D)Trade winds
Answer: Geostropic wind
- Q. Cyclone is a system of wind blowing ________
A)In a straight line from high to low pressure region
B)Spirally outwards from a high pressure region
C)Spirally towards low pressure region
D)From Ball of Bengal towards Bangladesh annually
Answer: Spirally towards low pressure region
- Q. Lapse rate is related to the decrease of ________
A)Temperature at 1°F for an ascent of 330 feet
B)Wind velocity with an ascent of 300 feet
C)Humidity with an ascent of 450 feet
D)Pressure with an ascent of 500 feet
Answer: Temperature at 1°F for an ascent of 330 feet
- Q. Mist is a result of which one of the following?
A)Sublimation
B)Condensation
C)Evaporation
D)Saturation
Answer: Condensation
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the given clouds from low to high altitudes?
A)Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrus, Cirrostratus
B)Stratus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
C)Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrus
D)Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
Answer: Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
- Q. Which of the following statements about Stratosphere is incorrect?
A)It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
B)It is the region in the atmosphere above tropopause
C)It contains ozone layer which prevents ultraviolet radiations of sun from reaching to the earth
D)It provides ideal flying conditions
Answer: It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
- Q. Atmospheric humidity is measured by ________
A)Lysimeter
B)Psychrometer
C)Anemometer
D)Hydrometer
Answer: Psychrometer
- Q. The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is ________
A)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
B)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
C)Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
D)Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
- Q. Which of the following are the ideal conditions for the phenomenon of temperature inversion to occur? I. Long nights II. Cloudy sky III. Calm and stable air IV. Dry air
A)II, III and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)I, III and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. Heat gain through insolation and heat loss through terrestrial radiation are equal approximately at which latitude?
A)90° North and South
B)22° W North and South
C)40° North and South
D)66° W North and South
Answer: 40° North and South
- Q. When a descending air contracts and its volume decreases, what happens to its temperature?
A)Its temperature remains constant
B)Its temperature decreases
C)Its temperature increases
D)Its temperature first increases, then decreases
Answer: Its temperature increases
- Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
A)Mistral
B)Chi nook
C)Foehn
D)Roaring Forties
Answer: Foehn
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