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Which of the following industry is not dependent on forests?

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  1. Paper

  2. Rubber

  3. Resin

  4. Aluminium

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Forest industries are those which are dependent on the materials that are derived from the forestry. Paper, rubber and resin industries are dependant on forests for their raw material. But the raw material for aluminium is bauxite which is found in the earth's crust.

______________ is the radiant energy emitted by the sun from a nuclear fusion reaction that creates electromagnetic energy.

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  1. Solar Radiations

  2. Alpha Radiations

  3. Beta Radiations

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Solar radiation is the radiant energy emitted by the sun from a nuclear fusion reaction that creates electromagnetic energy.
Solar radiation is radiant energy emitted by the sun from a nuclear fusion reaction that creates electromagnetic energy. The spectrum of solar radiation is close to that of a black body with a temperature of about 5800 K. About half of the radiation is in the visible short-wave part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Electromagnetic spectrum consists of

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  1. Alpha radiation

  2. Gamma radiation

  3. Beta radiation

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. There are 7 regions in the electromagnetic spectrum and they are gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves. All types of electromagnetic radiation are transverse waves and they all travel at the same speed in a vacuum.  The regions of the electromagnetic spectrum are explained below in order of increasing wavelength and decreasing frequency.

The sun's radiation is made up of  _________.

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  1. white light, infrared and ultraviolet radiation

  2. red light, infrared and ultraviolet radiation

  3. green light, infrared and ultraviolet radiation

  4. blue light, infrared and ultraviolet radiation

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

White light, infrared and ultraviolet radition
Radiation from the Sun. Radiation from the Sun, which is more popularly known as sunlight, is a mixture of electromagnetic waves ranging from infrared (IR) to ultraviolet rays (UV). It of course includes visible light, which is in between IR and UV in the electromagnetic spectrum.

The amount of the solar energy received by the earth is called _________.

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  1. insolation

  2. radiation

  3. heat

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Our sun is the main source of energy and heat. It provides solar energy or fuel for the process of weather and climate. The energy emitted by the sun is known as solar radiation. The incoming solar radiation to the earth is known as insolation.

Solar wind contains __________.

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  1. atomic energy

  2. atomic heat

  3. charged particles

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Charged particles,

The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun, called the corona. This plasma consists of mostly electrons, protons and alpha particles with kinetic energy between 0.5 and 10 keV. Embedded within the solar-wind plasma is the interplanetary magnetic field.

What percentage of incoming solar radiation is able to reach the earth?

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  1. $5$%

  2. $10$%

  3. $51$%

  4. $65$%

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Correct Option: C

The solar radiation reaches the earth in the form of ____________.

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  1. short waves

  2. medium waves

  3. long waves

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Our sun is the main source of energy and heat. It provides solar energy or fuel for the process of weather and climate. The energy emitted by the sun is known as solar radiation. The incoming radiation to the earth is known as isolation and it reaches in the earth in form of short waves.

The moderating influence decreases and the people experience extreme weather conditions because of __________.

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  1. Pressure and wind

  2. Altitudes

  3. Latitudes

  4. Increasing distance from the sea

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The moderating influence decreases and the people experience extreme weather conditions because of increasing distance from the sea. Places which are located on coastal region experience moderate climate as they are affected by land and sea breezes. They are neither too hot nor too cold, e.g. Mumbai, Chennai. Places which are located away from the sea have an extreme climate. They are too hot in summer and too cold in winter, e.g. Delhi, Bhopal.

One of the factors influencing climate of any place is ___________.

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  1. Human beings

  2. Ocean currents

  3. Moon

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The generalization of the atmospheric condition over a long period of time is referred to as climate. It is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area. Following are the factors which influence the climate of any place:

  1. Distance from equator - Places located near equator have hotter climate as compared to the places located away from equator as they receive direct sun rays.
  2. Altitude - Places located on high altitude have cooler climate as compared to the places located on plains.
  3. Prevailing winds - Places which experiences on-shore winds have high rainfall as compared to the places experiencing off-shore winds.
  4. Ocean currents - Winds which blow over warm currents brings more rainfall as compared to the winds blowing over cold currents.
  5. Distance from sea - Areas located near sea experiences moderate climate, whereas areas located away from sea experiences extreme climate.