World Climate QUESTIONS

Exam NameWorld Climate QUESTIONS
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Question: Separating the mesosphere from the stratosphere is transition zone called-

Answer:Stratopause


Question: At the top of the mesosphere is another transition zone known as -

Answer:Mesopause


Question: The last atmospheric layer has an altitude greater than 80 kilometers and is called-

Answer:Thermosphere


Question: Which of the following layer of the atmosphere has electricity conducting layers which make short wave radio transmission possible long distances ?

Answer:Lonosphere


Question: The layer of the Earth s atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere is called -

Answer:Mesosphere


Question: Which of the following is a measure of solar radiation energy received on a given surface area in a given time-

Answer:Insolation


Question: Which of the following is quantified as the proportion, or percentage of solar radiation of all wavelengths reflected by a body or surface to the amount incident upon it.

Answer:Albedo


Question: The ocean of Storms is the name given to-

Answer:A waterless area on moon surface


Question: Which one of the following zones of the atmosphere is rich in ozone gas?

Answer:Stratosphere


Question: Television signal cannot be received generally beyond a particular distance due to-

Answer:Curvature of the earth


Question: Most of the phenomena related to weather take place in -

Answer:troposphere


Question: Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because:

Answer:sand radiates more quickly than the earth


Question: The ozone layer in the upper part of the atmosphere protects us from:

Answer:Ultraviolet rays


Question: The stratosphere is said to be ideal for flying jet aircraft. This is because-

Answer:Of the absence of the clouds and other weather phenomena


Question: Variations in duration of day and night are caused primarily because-

Answer:The axis of the earth is inclined


Question: The lower layer of the atmosphere is known as:

Answer:Troposphere


Question: The composition of the atmosphere:

Answer:Remains relatively constant in the lower layers


Question: Atmosphere gets heated up:

Answer:At mid day


Question: Puerto Rico Trench, the second deepest point of the earth is associated with:

Answer:The Atlantic Ocean


Question: The Gibraltar Straits lies between:

Answer:The bay of Hudson and the Atlantic Ocean