MCQ Atmosphere SET 5ALL MCQ For Atmosphere 1. What do you understand by the term 'Advection' ?Heat is transferred horizontally by windsHeat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currentsHeat is transferred vertically through the airHeat is transferred horizontally through ocean currentsQuestion 1 of 102. The continuous circulation of water among the hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere is known asWater circulationHydrologic cycleHydro-equilibriumPrecipitationQuestion 2 of 103. A level of atmosphere which is composed partly of Electrons and Positive Ions is calledTroposphereIonosphereStratosphereMesosphereQuestion 3 of 104. Dew point is ________Amount of actual water vapour present per unit volume of airIncoming solar radiationA low pressure system in lower atmosphereA temperature at which a given sample of air becomes saturatedQuestion 4 of 105. Which of the following layers of the Earth's atmosphere provide ideal flying conditions for Jet aircraft?MesosphereThermosphereStratosphereTroposphereQuestion 5 of 106. Doldrums are ________High latitudes with heavy snowEquatorial zone with low pressureHigh pressure areas on mountainsSub-polar zone with high pressureQuestion 6 of 107. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________Westerly windTrade windPolar EasterlyJet StreamQuestion 7 of 108. The dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is ________SmogFrostFogDewQuestion 8 of 109. The chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere is ________NitrogenArgonWater vapourOxygenQuestion 9 of 1010. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface?Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiationStops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiationLets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlightLets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiationQuestion 10 of 10 Loading...
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