Weather

Q. What happens to the temperature as we move away from the equator?

1. Temperature increases
2. Temperature remains same
3. Temperature decreases upto a point and then increases
4. Temperature decreases

Q. Moving air is called _______ .

1. tornado
2. cyclone
3. wind
4. hurricane

Q. Identify the elements of weather.

1. Temperature
2. Wind
3. Water
4. Humidity

Q. What happens to the temperature of air as we move upwards form sea-level?

1. Temperature remains the same
2. Temperature increases
3. Cannot say for sure
4. Temperature decreases

Q. What is a wind vane?

1. An instrument used for measuring wind speed.
2. An instrument used for measuring wind/air pressure.
3. An instrument used for measuring wind/ air humidity.
4. An instrument used for showing wind direction.

Q. _______ is defined as day-to-day changes in the atmosphere.

1. Temperature
2. Weather
3. Whether
4. Climate

Q.

What does a sudden fall in the mercury level indicate in a barometer regarding weather?

Q. In nature, air always moves from ____________.

1. high pressure to low pressure areas.
2. high pressure to high pressure areas.
3. low pressure to high pressure areas.
4. low pressure to low pressure areas.

Q. What happens to the air pressure as we move away from the surface of the earth?

1. Air pressure decreases
2. Air pressure increases.
3. Air pressure remains constant.
4. Air pressure first decreases and then increases.

Q. What is the major factor affecting wind speed?

1. Air temperature difference.
2. Air pressure difference.
3. Difference in humidity of air.
4. Difference in altitude of air.

Q. The amount of moisture in the atmosphere depends on which of the following?

1. Temperature of air
2. Quality of air
3. Speed of wind in air.
4. Density of air.

Q. The humidity in the atmosphere is called _____.

1. water vapour
2. vapour
3. moisture
4. wetness

Q. Which of these is not true for air?

1. Air has weight.
2. Air occupies space.
3. Air exerts pressure.
4. Air has a definitive shape.

Q. What kind of air can hold greater moisture?

1. Air with higher temperature.
2. Air with lower temperature.
3. Air with higher density.
4. Air with lower density.

Q. What changes quite often due to changes in temperature, winds, and humidity, etc. ?

1. Atmosphere
2. Climate
3. Biosphere
4. Weather

Q. Air with great amount of water vapour is called _____ .

1. cold air
2. vapour air
3. dry air
4. humid air

Q. Which of these are forms of precipitation?

1. Rainfall
2. Duststorm
3. Snowfall
4. Hailstorm

Q. The showering of the condensed vapour in the atmosphere on the Earth in the form of water droplets or snow particles is known as _______ .

1. humidity
2. rain
3. precipitation
4. snowfall

Q. What in the atmosphere condenses to form water droplets or snow particles?

1. Vapour
2. Air
3. Smoke
4. Dust

Q. Weather is described on the basis of what?

1. Conditions prevailing at a given time.
2. Conditions given over a long period of time.
3. Conditions over large-intermittent periods of time.
4. Various factors over long periods of time.

Q. ______ is generally expressed as 'windy', 'humid', 'cloudy', 'sunny', etc.

1. Sky
2. Atmosphere
3. Climate
4. Weather

Q. Which of these are mainly responsible for causing winds?

1. Changes in temperature.
2. Changes in humidity.
3. Changes in horizontal air pressure.
4. Changes in vertical air pressure.

Q. What is the instrument used to measure air pressure called?

1. Sphygmomanometer
2. Anemometer
3. Barometer
4. Thermometer

Q. The degree of hotness or coldness is known as ________.

1. extent of warmth
2. weather
3. climate
4. temperature

Q. Different seasons of the Earth are caused by ___________________.

1. the inclination of the Earth's axis to the plane of its orbit
2. Earth's elliptical orbit and varying speed of its revolution
3. Varlation in the amount of energy given off by the sun
4. its varying distance from the sun in winter and summer

Q.

Indian Meteorological Department relocated from Shimla to Pune at ___________.

Q.

Nose bleeding occurs at high altitudes because of

1. low atmospheric pressure

2. high atmospheric pressure

3. extreme cold weather

Q.

If a barometer records a sudden fall in pressure without an appreciable rise in temperature, it implies that the weather will be:

1. Fair weather

2. Dry weather

3. Dust storm

4. Rain storm

Q.

Atmospheric pressure ___________with increasing height.

Q. Match the instruments given on the left side with the quantites they measure.

1. Temperature
2. Air Pressure
3. Wind speed
4. Rainfall