Rain Gauge and Acid Rain

Q. Rainfall is measured using an instrument called ____.

1. Rain Measurer
2. Rain Gauge
3. Rain Burner
4. Rain Meter

Q. How does rain help in agriculture?

1. Rain washes away the crops.
2. Rain water is used to create pesticides.
3. Many crops require rain to grow.
4. Rain clears away the nutrients in the soil.

Q. In what ways can we reduce acid rains?

1. Reduce the use of coal and petroleum products.
2. Increase the felling of trees.
3. Allow plants to release unfiltered chemical by products.
4. Increase the use of CFCs.

Q. Name an important source of drinking water.

1. Sewer Water
2. Ocean Water
3. Rain Water
4. Sea Water

Q. The side of a mountain on which maximum rainfall occurs is called the ___ side.

1. Port
2. Leeward
3. Windward
4. Starboard

Q. Why is the Rain Gauge kept on an open ground on a mound?

1. So that the sunlight can fall directly on it.
2. So as to measure the amount of dew.
3. So as to measure the Coriolis force.
4. So that rainwater can be collected without any interference.

Q. What can reduced rainfall lead to?

1. Droughts
2. Floods
3. Decrease in water salinity
4. Bumper Harvest

Q.

Indian agriculture sector largely depends upon _________.

Q. Acid rains affect the natural ___ of soil.

1. infertility
2. pH balance
3. solidness
4. temperature

Q. How can we reduce pollution?

1. Using conventional energy sources
2. Controlling automobile emissions
3. Planting more trees
4. Using non-conventional energy sources

Q. What is the measuring unit of the Rain Gauge?

1. Ounce
2. Millimeter
3. Gram
4. Centimeter

Q. Which type of rainfall occurs when the rain-bearing clouds from the sea reach the land and move upwards along the mountain slopes, cool down, condense, and rain?

1. Conventional rainfall
2. Orographic rainfall
3. Cyclonic rainfall

Q. Which of the following gases cause acid rains?

1. Sulfur dioxide
2. Water vapour
3. Argon
4. Nitrogen oxide

Q.

suggest some ways to keep our environment clean and green

Q. Rain gauge is used to measure rainfall in a particular place.

1. True
2. False

Q. How many types of rainfall are there?

1. 5
2. 4
3. 3
4. 2

Q. Choose the correct pairs:

1. Increase yield
2. Mountains
3. Good rainfall
4. Orographic rainfall
5. Hundred percent
6. Saturation point
7. Absolute humidity
8. $g/m^3$

Q. In areas of heavy rainfall, measurement of rainfall is obtained every hours.

1. four
2. two
3. three
4. six

Q. Choose the correct pair of terms seen below.

1. Sulphur Dioxide
2. Rain Gauge
3. Measuring rainfall
4. Conventional rainfall
5. Acid rain
6. Equatorial region
7. Low cloud
8. Stratocumulus