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- Question
The temperature inversion is
Options- A. whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature
- B. when the decrease in temperature or moisture or both takes place
- C. whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over a short vertical interval
- D. All of the above
- Correct Answer
- whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over a short vertical interval
- 1. The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about
Options- A. 3 km above sea level
- B. 6 km above sea level
- C. it is at the sea level
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 2. The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only
Options- A. 50 to 1000 mm of rainfall a year
- B. 100 to 200 mm of rainfall a year
- C. 200 to 400 mm of rainfall a year
- D. 50 to 400 mm of rainfall a year Discuss
- 3. The study of soils is called
Options- A. geomorphology
- B. pedology
- C. hydrology
- D. biogeography Discuss
- 4. The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called
Options- A. climate
- B. weather
- C. temperature
- D. humidity Discuss
- 5. The Suez canal connects the
Options- A. Baltic sea and the Caspian sea
- B. Mediterranean sea and the Red sea
- C. Red sea and the Caspian sea
- D. Mediterranean sea and the North sea Discuss
- 6. The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about
Options- A. 4,500 to 6,000 metres
- B. 5,500 to 6,000 metres
- C. 3,500 to 6,000 metres
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 7. The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth's
Options- A. rotation on its axis
- B. revolution around the sun
- C. inclination of an angle of 60(1/2) degrees
- D. both (a) and (b) Discuss
- 8. The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called
Options- A. the Chinook
- B. the foehn
- C. the sirocco
- D. the loo Discuss
- 9. The temperature needed to keep the earth's surface and the atmosphere in thermal equilibrium is called
Options- A. the surface temperature
- B. equilibrium temperature
- C. the mean global surface temperature
- D. global temperature Discuss
- 10. The slow down slope movement of soil and sediment because of frost heaving and thawing is called
Options- A. solifluction
- B. gelifluction
- C. frost creep
- D. rockfall Discuss
World Geography problems
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Correct Answer: 3 km above sea level
Correct Answer: 50 to 1000 mm of rainfall a year
Explanation:
The southern Deccan area is in a "rain shadow" and receives only fifty to 1,000 millimeters of rainfall a year. Temperature ranges are wide--from some 15°C to 38°C--making this one of India's most comfortable climatic areas.
Correct Answer: pedology
Correct Answer: weather
Correct Answer: Mediterranean sea and the Red sea
Correct Answer: 5,500 to 6,000 metres
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: the foehn
Correct Answer: the mean global surface temperature
Correct Answer: frost creep
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