General Knowledge :: Atmosphere
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Consider the following statements:
1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America.
2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? -
Consider the following statements:
1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? - The zone of Earth's atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16kms above equator and 8kms over the poles is known as
- Freely moving bodies are ________
- What causes snowfall?
- What is a cloudburst?
- Winds blow ________
- The phenomenon of 'trade winds' takes place due to
- Which of the following statements is wrong?
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When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes |
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B.
When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere |
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C.
When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes |
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D.
When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature |
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A.
Roughly circular isobar system with a high pressure at the centre represents an anticyclone |
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B.
Roughly circular isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a cyclone |
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C.
Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a trough |
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D.
Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes |