Description: climate and weather | |
Number of Questions: 59 | |
Created by: Amit Pandey | |
Tags: weather, climate and adaptation of animals to different climates weather, climate and adaptations of animals to climate biology evs atmosphere- wind |
Which among the following is India's first state to release a Climate Change Action Plan?
In the Northern Hemisphere, this day has the fewest hours of daylight:
___________ is a long term pattern of weather at a particular area.
In the mountains, there is lot of moisture and water and still the plants are xerophytes, because
Perspiration cools the body by
The weather reports use thermometer to measure the
The range of temperature between -10 to -110 degree celsius is of
The instrument for measuring rainfall is
Temperature of a particular region determines the
The changes in the weather are caused by the
Which of the following is the hottest month?
A weather report gives details of which of the following?
Which of the following records everyday temperature?
The temperature scale where 0o represents freezing and $100^{o}$ boiling :
Suppose saturated polar air has an air temperature and dew point of $-10^{o}C$, and unsaturated desert air has an air temperature of $35^{o}C$ and a dew point of $10^{o}C$. The desert air contains ____________ water vapor and has a ____________ relative humidity than the polar air.
The time of day when the relative humidity reaches a maximum value is usually:
Humidity influences corrosive action of
Which of the following weather elements always decreases as we climb upward in the atmosphere?
Almost all of the earth's weather occurs in the:
If the air temperature remains constant, evaporating water into the air will _____________ the dew point and ___________ the relative humidity.
The density of water vapor in a given parcel of air is expressed by the:
Which of the following will increase in a rising parcel of air?
As the air temperature increases, with no addition of water vapor to the air, the relative humidity will:
Which of the following will decrease in a rising parcel of air?
The atmosphere near the earth's surface is "heated from below." Which of the following does not significantly contribute to this heating?
A change of one degree on the Celsius scale is _____________ a change of one degree on the Fahrenheit scale.
When a liquid thermometer is held in direct sunlight,
Stratus clouds are typically puffy and form by convection.
Atmosphere humidity is measured by
Assertion : The crown fires are most destructive as they burn the tree top.
Reason : Due to crown fire the temperature of that area may rise upto 700oC.
During summer, if you go near the lake, you feel relief from the heat, why?
Milimiter is the unit of which of the following?
Why does weather change frequently?
Which are the elements of weather?
Weather near the sea is
The unit of humidity is
A weather report gives details of which of the following?
The special thermometer used to record temperature is called as
Moisture in the air is also called as
If one litre of water at $\displaystyle { 25 }^{ \circ }C$ is mixed with one litre of water at $\displaystyle { 45 }^{ \circ }C$ the temperature of the water will be
High wind location in India are
Which of the following departments prepare weather reports?
What chemical reaction takes place when chemicals from rocks dissolved in water?
Which three elements constitute 90% of sea water?
"Green Climate Fund" was proposed in which of the following environment conferences?
Meteorology is the study of:
Meteorology is considered a branch of:
The unit of pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is:
If the air temperature increased, with no addition or removal of water vapor, the actual vapor pressure would:
The relative humidity is often near 100 percent in the Polar Regions.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
When clouds are viewed near the horizon, the individual cloud elements usually:
The instrument that measures temperature, pressure, and humidity at various altitudes in the atmosphere:
At what time of day is the relative humidity normally at a minimum?
If very cold air is brought indoors and warmed with no change in its moisture content, the saturation vapor pressure of this air will __________ and the relative humidity of this air will ___________ .
Which statement(s) below is/are correct?
Our seasons are caused by:
The percentage of water vapor present in the air compared to that required for saturation is the:
To some extent viability of pollen grains depends on prevailing temperature and humidity.