Pressure Belts

Q. Which pressure belt region is known as the horse latitude?

1. Tropical high pressure belt
2. Equatorial low pressure belt
3. Subtropical high pressure belt
4. Subtropical low pressure belt

Q. Which pressure belt is known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone?

1. Tropical high pressure belt
2. Equatorial low pressure belt
3. Subtropical high pressure belt
4. Subtropical low pressure belt

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Q. Among the following, which is the main factor responsible for development of pressure belts across the planet?

1. Difference in friction
2. Differential heating
3. Coriolis force
4. Difference in pressure

Q. Rohan is reading a book on ships. In one particular story he read that sailors exporting horses often threw them off the ships into the waters. To save water and food and to make ships lighter sailors used throw the horses into the sea.

Can you guess which pressure belt, the sailors found themselves stuck at?

1. Sub polar low pressure belt
2. Subtropical high pressure belt
3. Equatorial low pressure belt
4. Polar high pressure belt

Q. How many pressure belts are there around the globe?

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

Q. The zone with no wind is also commonly known as ________.

1. Horse Latitude
2. Ferrel Cell
3. Doldrum
4. Hadley Cell