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The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth's
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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)
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both (a) and (b)
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1. The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about
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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
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Correct Answer: 5,500 to 6,000 metres
2. The temperature inversion is
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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
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Correct Answer: whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over a short vertical interval
3. The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about
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A. 3 km above sea level
B. 6 km above sea level
C. it is at the sea level
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: 3 km above sea level
4. The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only
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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
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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.
5. The study of soils is called
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A. geomorphology
B. pedology
C. hydrology
D. biogeography
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Correct Answer: pedology
6. The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called
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A. the Chinook
B. the foehn
C. the sirocco
D. the loo
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Correct Answer: the foehn
7. The temperature needed to keep the earth's surface and the atmosphere in thermal equilibrium is called
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A. the surface temperature
B. equilibrium temperature
C. the mean global surface temperature
D. global temperature
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Correct Answer: the mean global surface temperature
8. The slow down slope movement of soil and sediment because of frost heaving and thawing is called
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A. solifluction
B. gelifluction
C. frost creep
D. rockfall
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Correct Answer: frost creep
9. The smallest division of geological time scale is
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A. eon
B. eras
C. stage
D. periods
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Correct Answer: stage
10. The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is
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A. preceded by storm sudden commencement
B. magnetic storm at middle and low altitudes
C. a sharp increase of the field
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: preceded by storm sudden commencement
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