Atmosphere MCQs

Question 1

Which of the following winds is incorrectly paired with the area in which it prevails?

Accepted Answer

Hurricanes - New Zealand

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Berg wind - South eastern Africa

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Karaburan - Tarim basin of Sinkiang

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Southerly Burster - New South Wales

Question 2

Relative humidity

Accepted Answer

Decreases with increased temperature

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Increases with increased temperature

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Decreases with decreased temperature

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Has no relation with increase or decrease of temperature

Question 3

The form of precipitation in which the raindrops get frozen into ice on coming in contact with a cold layer of air near the earth's surface is called ________

Accepted Answer

Sleet

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Fog

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Hail

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Snowfall

Question 4

The term used for the zone at low pressure and light and variable winds in the oceanic equatorial regions is ________

Accepted Answer

Depression

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Doldrums

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Horse-latitudes

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Inter-tropical convergence

Question 5

In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from ________

Accepted Answer

North west

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North

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North east

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South east

Question 6

Choose the incorrect statement ________

Accepted Answer

Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air

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Capacity of air to hold moisture decreases with a rise in temperature of the air

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The air pressure decreases with an increase in temperature

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With an ascent of every 165 metres, the temperature is reduced by 1°C

Question 7

Which of the following sequences of atmospheric layers is correct from below?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Ionosphere

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Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Tropopause, Troposphere

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Ionosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Tropopause

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Tropopause, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Stratosphere

Question 8

The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth's surface is known as

Accepted Answer

Exosphere

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Stratosphere

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Ionosphere

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Mesosphere

Question 9

Anticyclones are caused by ________

Accepted Answer

Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre

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Violent winds

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Heavy rainfall

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Winds that blow spirally inwards