ATMOSPHERE MCQS SET 17

ATMOSPHERE MCQS SET 17

161) Which of the following statements about convectional rainfall are true?
1. The areas of the world, having an equatorial type of climate, receive this kind of rainfall.
2. It is usually torrential and accompanied by thunder and lightning.
3. It is also known as 4 o'clock rain.
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 1, 2 and 3
   
162) The dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is:
A) smog
B) frost
C) fog
D) dew

Answer: smog
   
163) Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in:
A) Egypt
B) India
C) U.K.
D) Mexico

Answer: India
   
164) Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall?
A) Cyprus
B) Cuba
C) Sumatra
D) Greenland

Answer: Sumatra
   
165) Consider the following statements:
1. Tropical cyclones have circular isobars.
2. Tropical cyclones originate entirely within tropical air mass.
3. The intensity and magnitude of hurricanes generally exceed those of typhoons.
4. Tropical cyclones are more destructive than the western disturbances.
Select the correct answer by using the following codes:
A) 1, 2 and 4
B) 1 only
C) 2 and 3
D) 3 and 4

Answer: 1, 2 and 4

166) Consider the following statements regarding the atmosphere of the earth:
1. It is enveloping the earth because of gravity.
2. Its density decreases with increasing height from the surface of the earth.
3. Its characteristic composition is same throughout its height.
4. Amount of pressure it exerts on earth's surface at sea level is called one atm sphere.
Which of these statements are correct?
A) 1 and 4
B) 2 and 4
C) 2, 3 and 4
D) 1, 2 and 4

Answer: 1, 2 and 4
   
167) Match the following:
List I      List II
A. Zonda       1. Spain
B. Santa Ana      2. Nigeria
C. Leveche      3. Argentina
D. Harmattan      4. California

A B C D
A) 3 4 1 2
B) 1 3 2 4
C) 4 2 3 1
D) 3 1 4 2

Answer: 3 4 1 2   
 
168) The Harmattan is _________ .
A) cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or southwestward to the African coast
B) wind that blows during the dry season from December to February
C) tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above
   
169) The most important factor in thunderstorms development is:
A) atmospheric stability
B) atmospheric instability
C) abundance of moisture
D) temperature inversion

Answer: atmospheric instability
   
170) Which of the following statements is not true?
A) Presence of water vapour is highly variable in the lower atmosphere.
B) The zone of maximum temperature is located along the equator.
C) Frigid zones are located in both the hemispheres between the polar circles and the poles.
D) Jet streams are high altitude winds affecting the surface weather conditions.

Answer: The zone of maximum temperature is located along the equator.