CLIMATOLOGY

Q1.Which gas has the maximum percentage in atmosphere ?

Ans:-Nitrogen

Q2.The Four layer of atmosphere are ?

Ans:-Troposphere 0-16km, Stratosphere 16-50Km, Mesophere 50-80Km, Thermosphere 80-110 Km.

Q3.Which protects life on earth from the harmful radiations of the sun ?

Ans:-Ozone Layer

Q4.Which layer of atmosphere is responsible for Aurora Borealis ?

Ans:-Ionosphere

Q5.Which region of the USA is known as Tornado Alley ?

Ans:-Mississippi Plains

Q6.Cyclones does not originate in the regions of South Atlantic and South Pacific because?

Ans:-Sea surface temperature is low.

Q7.High altitude clouds are ?

Ans:-Cirrostratus

Q8.Willy-Willy is tropical cyclones of which country ?

Ans:-Australia

Q9.Hurricanes is tropical cyclones of which country ?

Ans:-USA

Q10.Typhoons is tropical cyclones of which country ?

Ans:-China

Q11.Baguio is tropical cyclones of which country ?

Ans:-Philippines

Q12.What are Roaring Forties, Furious Fifties and Shrieking Sixties ?

Ans:-Westerlies in Southern Hemisphere

Q13.The Seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of ?

Ans:-Monsoon Climate

Q14.Foehn is local winds of ?

Ans:-A hot southerly wind on the northern slopes of the Alps.

Q15.Santa Ana is local winds of ?

Ans:-Tey are strong,extremely dry downslope winds that originate inland and affect coastal Southern California.

Q16.Simoon is local winds of ?

Ans:-It is hot dry , dust laden wind blowing in the desert especially in Arabia.

Q17.Zonda is local winds of ?

Ans:-It is a dry wind blowing in the eastern slopes of the Andes in Argentina.

Q18.Which locations have blood rain ?

Ans:-Italy

Q19.Which continents has all types of Climate ?

Ans:-Asia

Q20.Which is a feature of the tropical Savannah Region ?

Ans:-A definite dry and wet season.

Q21.The hottest place is ?

Ans:-Sahara Desert

Q22.The coldest place is ?

Ans:-Antartica

Q23.The wettest place is ?

Ans:-Cherrapunji

Q24.The driest place ?

Ans:-Chile

Q25.Sirocco is a hot dry dusty wind originating in the Sahara desert which blows from the desert interiors into the cooler Mediterranean sea towards Europe.Sirocco is known by various names depending upon the country they originate.Which belongs to the Group ?

Ans:-Sirocco is known by the name Chili in Tunisia,Ghibli in Libya , Leveche in Spain , Khamsin in Egypt.

Q26.The lands receive most of their precipitation in winter owing to on shore westerlies off shore trade winds during the summers devoid it of any rainfall , the air being dry intense heat and low relative humidity.the climate referred here is ?

Ans:-Mediterranean Climate

Q27.Lands having extremes of temperature with little maritime influence Summers get up to 72°F(Pretoria) and winters below freezing point(-4°F),winnipeg.The annual precipitation has a little range :the climate talked about is ?

Ans:-Steppe

Q28.Mediterranean Climate supports which particular type of vegetation ?

Ans:-Fruits

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