Weather and Climate

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What Is Orographic Rainfall?

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Name five layers of the atmosphere?

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Draw a diagram of cyclonic rainfall.

Q. At the poles, as the temperature is low, atmospheric pressure _______.

1. will be high
2. will be low
3. will be the same
4. cannot be predicted

Q. The sub-polar low pressure belts are located at approximately ____ degrees latitude in both the northern and the southern hemispheres.

1. 50
2. 60
3. 30
4. 20

Q. Air pressure is measure using a device called _____.

1. ammeter
2. barometer
3. voltmeter
4. airmeter

Q. Generally, climate is considered as an average of atmospheric conditions over a period of years.

1. 10
2. 50
3. 30
4. 100

Q. Identify the major types of rainfall.

1. Afternoon showers
2. Orographic rainfall
3. Convectional rainfall
4. Cyclonic rainfall

Q. On a bright sunny day, it started to rain in the afternoon and Reshma could not go out to play. This can be explained as

1. change in season due to drop in temperature.
2. change in weather due to the rain.
3. change in climate due to the rain.
4. change in climate due to drop in temperature.

Q. The amount of solar radiation ______________.

1. increases from the equator to the poles
2. decreases from the equator to the poles
3. is same from the equator to the poles
4. decreases from the poles to the equator.

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Revolution of the earth around the sun results in ______.

1. Climate

2. Weather

3. Seasons

4. Rainfall

Q. Select the correct option after reading the statements.
1) During the night, winds move from the land towards the sea.
2) During the night, the land cools down more than the sea, and hence, the land has high pressure in comparison with the sea.

1. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is the correct explanation for Statement 1.
2. Both statements are correct, but statement 1 and statement 2 do not have any relation.
3. Both statements are invalid.
4. Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false

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Write a note on different types of seasons.

Q. White trail left behind by jet planes is _________.

1. water vapour
2. gas fumes
3. condensed moisture of their engines
4. condensed moisture of the vapour in the surrounding air

Q. Choose the right statement(s).

1. Temperature increases as insolation increases.
2. Temperature decreases as insolation increases.
3. Insolation increases from the poles to the equator.
4. Insolation decreases from the poles to the equator.

Q. Rainfall is the type of precipitation where water ____________.

1. falls down in liquid form
2. falls down in solid form
3. falls down in form of tiny droplets
4. falls down as ice

Q. Clouds are masses of __________.

1. droplets collected near the mountains
2. condensed water droplets floating in the air
3. water vapour floating in the air
4. water vapour near the mountains

Q. There are ____ pressure belts on the Earth.

1. 6
2. 7
3. 5
4. 8

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The force exerted by the air on the unit area is called:

1. Atmospheric force

2. Atmospheric thrust

3. Atmospheric pressure

4. None of the above

Q. If rainfall is less than normal in an area, _____ occurs.

1. drought
2. flood
3. water scarcity
4. condensation

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How much is the atmospheric pressure at sea level under NTP conditions?

Q. Many African countries have climate as they fall near the .

1. cold
2. tropic of cancer
3. hot
4. equator

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5. Take out a cooled bottle of water from the refrigerator and keep it on a table. After some time you notice a puddle of water around it. Why?

Q. Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can best replace the italicised word in the sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence.
Many of his acquaintances avoid him because he is so garrulous.

1. proud
2. talkative
3. unreasonable
4. quarrelsome

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why we feel cold in winter season. why hot in summer.

Q. In winter, in regions near the equator, why does wind blow from land to the sea?

Q. Combine the following pairs of sentences by making use of participles:
I saw a man. He was blind. He was carrying a lamp in his hand. [Advanced]

1. Saw a blind man carry a lamp in his hand.
2. Carrying a lamp in his hand, a blind man saw I.
3. I saw a blind man carrying a lamp in his hand.
4. Seeing a blind many carry a lamp in his hand.

Q. Why does the poet uses the word warm to describe the west wind in the poem west wind by john masefeild

Q. Choose the option that expresses a condition by a participle phrase.
I should be able to pass the exam if I focus on my studies from now.

1. I will pass the exam provided I focus on my studies from now.
2. I won't be able to pass the exam unless I focus on my studies from now.
3. Had I focused on my studies, I would not have failed the exam.
4. None of the above