Rain Gauge and Acid Rain

Q.

What do you mean by a rain shadow area?

Q. How does rain help in agriculture?

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

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

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

Q. Rainfall is measured using an instrument called ____.

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

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

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

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

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

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 that rainwater can be collected without any interference.
3. So as to measure the amount of dew.
4. So as to measure the Coriolis force.

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

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following gases cause acid rains?

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

Q. Acid rains affect the natural ___ of soil.

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

Q. What can reduced rainfall lead to?

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

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

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.