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In 1805, Admiral Francis Beaufort devised a guide to assess the speed and force of wind. It is called the ___________.

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  1. Richter Scale

  2. Kelvin Scale

  3. Beaufort Wind Scale

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A numerical scale for relating wind speed and sea state, devised by the British Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort in 1805. Beaufort numbers (or forces) range from force 0 (calm) to force 12 (hurricane). Sometimes (and originally) called the Beaufort scale of wind forces.

How many points are there on the Beaufort scale for measuring wind force?

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  1. 6

  2. 8

  3. 9

  4. 12

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A numerical scale for relating wind speed and sea state, devised by the British Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort in 1805. Beaufort numbers (or forces) range from force 0 (calm) to force 12 (hurricane). Sometimes (and originally) called the Beaufort scale of wind forces.

Equatorial low pressure belt is also called __________________.

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  1. horse latitude

  2. doldrums

  3. roaring forties

  4. subtropical belt

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Equatorial low-pressure belts lying between 10 degree north to 10 degree south latitudes, are called doldrums because of the extremely calm air movements.

Areas with low pressure have ________________.

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  1. Bright weather

  2. Rain

  3. Dry weather

  4. Humidity

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Areas with low pressure do not have much of the wind, a characteristic of the Equatorial low-pressure belts and the circumpolar high-pressure belts. Hence, they have a dry weather. 

Trade wind are due to __________.

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  1. conduction

  2. convection

  3. radiation

  4. scattering

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Trade winds are result of combination of both convection of air currents and rotation of earth.

Due to warmer air at equator the process of convection takes place where heat is transferred to the lower heat areas from higher heat areas.

Thus warmer winds are moved towards the each pole respectively from equator and due to rotation of earth these winds fall back to the equator.

These winds blow nearly constantly and always in the same direction. The trade winds have been used for many centuries to decrease the transit time of ships traveling around the world.

Daily weather changes in the atmosphere are associated with ______.

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  1. troposphere

  2. mesosphere

  3. inosphere

  4. stratosphere

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The lowest layer of the earth that ranges up to 16 km thick is called troposphere. Most of the weather phenomenon takes place in this region. The troposphere is denser than the layers of the atmosphere above, as it contains up to 75% of the mass of the atmosphere.

Atmospheric pressure generated on the earth's surfaces is due to ________.

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  1. gravitational force of earth

  2. Earth revolution

  3. Earth rotation

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Atmospheric pressure is the weight of atmosphere pushing down on itself.

Earth exerts gravitational force that tends to pull the gas molecules present in the atmosphere towards its center. This creates atmospheric pressure.

Atmospheric pressure is sometimes expressed in terms of the number of inches in a column of Mercury

Atmospheric pressure is measured with a barometer.

The velocity of winds is governed by ______________.

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  1. temperature

  2. rotation of the Earth

  3. pressure gradient

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Winds originate due to the pressure gradient i.e. winds travel from higher pressure region to the lower pressure region. The more the pressure gradient, the greater will be the wind speed and vice-versa. Hence option C is correct.
  • Rotation of the earth may affect wind direction eg Ferrel's law, but they do not govern the wind speed.

Which pressure belts are called the horse latitudes?

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  1. Equatorial Low Pressure Belt

  2. Sub-Tropical High Pressure Belt

  3. Sub-Polar Low Pressure Belt

  4. Polar High Pressure Belt

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sub-Tropical high pressure belt,

The horse latitudes are located at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. It is common in this region of the subtropics for winds to diverge and either flow toward the poles (known as the prevailing westerlies) or toward the equator (known as the trade winds). These diverging winds are the result of an area of high pressure, which is characterized by calm winds, sunny skies, and little or no precipitation.

According to legend, the term comes from ships sailing to the New World that would often become stalled for days or even weeks when they encountered areas of high pressure and calm winds. Many of these ships carried horses to the Americas as part of their cargo. Unable to sail and resupply due to lack of wind, crews often ran out of drinking water. To conserve scarce water, sailors on these ships would sometimes throw the horses they were transporting overboard. Thus, the phrase 'horse latitudes' was born.

Which pressure belt is also known as the 'doldrums'?

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  1. Equatorial low pressure belt

  2. Sub-Tropical high pressure belt

  3. Sub-Polar low pressure belt

  4. Polar high pressure belt

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Equatorial trough of low pressure is the zone of convergence of trade winds blowing equatorward from the sub-tropical belts of high pressure in the northern and southern hemisphere. Within this belt the winds are light and variable with frequent calms. That is why this belt is also known as doldrums.