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Multiple choice geography temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere temperature and insolation sun: the ultimate source

From March to May, the temperature will be high in North India because of _____________________.

  1. Long nights and distance from the sea

  2. Long days and nearness to the sea

  3. Long nights and nearness to the sea

  4. Long days and distance from the sea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

North India experiences high temperatures in summer due to the increased duration of daylight (long days) and its inland location, which lacks the moderating influence of the sea.

Multiple choice geography temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere temperature and insolation sun: the ultimate source

The circle drawn from $23\dfrac {1}{2}^{\circ}$ from the North Pole is called ________________.

  1. Arctic Circle

  2. Antarctic Circle

  3. North Frigid Zone

  4. North Temperature Zone
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • 23 and half degrees from the pole refers to the 66 and half degree from the equator ir the Arctic circle, hence option A is correct.
Multiple choice geography temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere temperature and insolation sun: the ultimate source

Temperature varies from place to place with latitude and altitude. It may increase or decrease depending upon the factors that affect temperature. Certain anomalies may also develop on account of tmique combination of factors. The inversion of temperature would mean that the _____________.

  1. Temperature decreases with elevation

  2. Temperature is constant at different eleations

  3. Temperature decreases and then increases with elevation

  4. Temperature changes along the same latitude
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Temperature inversion is a phenomenon where the normal temperature gradient is reversed, meaning temperature increases with altitude instead of decreasing.

Multiple choice geography temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere temperature and insolation sun: the ultimate source

Which of the following place will never get the vertical rays of the sun?

  1. Srinagar

  2. Thiruvanthapuram

  3. Chennai

  4. Mumbai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sun's vertical rays only fall between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Srinagar is located well north of the Tropic of Cancer, so it never receives vertical sun rays.

Multiple choice geography temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere temperature and insolation sun: the ultimate source

Gases like ______ prevent the escaping radiation of heat from the earth.

  1. Carbondioxide

  2. Carbonmonoxide

  3. Nitrogen

  4. Oxygen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, which prevents the escaping of heat from the earth.

Greenhouse Gases. Earth's atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen and oxygen. These gases are transparent to incoming solar radiation. They are also transparent to outgoing infrared radiation, which means that they do not absorb or emit solar or infrared radiation.

Multiple choice geography temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere temperature and insolation sun: the ultimate source

The atmosphere warms up by the process of _______.

  1. radiation

  2. conduction

  3. convection

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The atmosphere warms up by the following processes:

1.  Radiation: It is the direct heating by the transmission of heat waves. The upper layer of atmosphere absorbs some amount of heat from the rays of the sun as they pass through the atmosphere.
2. Conduction: It is a process of transfer of heat by molecular activity. When two bodies with unequal temperature come into contact, there is a flow of energy from the warmer body to the cooler one. The lower layer of the atmosphere heated through the process of conduction.
3. Conversation: Transfer of heat of atmosphere from one place to another is known as conversation. Conversation is the main process in the heating of the atmosphere.

Multiple choice geography temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere temperature and insolation sun: the ultimate source

Which of the following term is used for transfer of heat through winds?

  1. Conduction

  2. Convection

  3. Advection

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The term advection is used for horizontal transport of heat. Advection is responsible for slow heat transfer from the equatorial regions to the polar region. This process of heat transfer is relatively more important than any other method. The scorching winds blowing during the summer in the northern plains of India, which are known as Loo, are a typical example of advection.

Multiple choice geography temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere temperature and insolation sun: the ultimate source

The lower layer of the atmosphere gets heated by the process of ___________.

  1. conduction

  2. convection

  3. advection

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Conduction is a slow process of heat transfer as regards warming of the atmosphere. Since air is a very poor conductor of heat, the conduction process affects only the lowermost layers of air closest to the earth's surface. As a means of heat transfer for the atmosphere as a whole, conduction is the least important and can be neglected when considering a majority of meteorological phenomena.

Multiple choice geography temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere temperature and insolation sun: the ultimate source

The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by air currents is called ____________.

  1. conduction

  2. convection

  3. advection

  4. radiation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Since the atmosphere is a gaseous medium, convection is the most significant mechanism of heat transfer. Heat gained by the layers of air at or near the earth's surface from radiation or conduction is usually transferred to the upper atmospheric layers by the process of convection. Thus convection is the transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the air current.

Multiple choice geography temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere temperature and insolation sun: the ultimate source

The state of equilibrium that exists on Earth between insolation and terrestrial radiation is called ___________.

  1. insolation

  2. heat balance

  3. heat equilibrium

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Earth receives solar radiation in the form of short-wave solar radiation and the radiation is sent back to space in the form of longwave terrestrial radiation. In the absence of such a balance the earth would be getting progressively colder or progressively warmer. This balance between the amount of insolation received from the sun and outing outgoing terrestrial radiation is known as earth's heat budget or heat balance.