Tag: weather, climate and adaptation of animals to different climates

Questions Related to weather, climate and adaptation of animals to different climates

Which of the following records everyday temperature?

  1. Maximum thermometer

  2. Minimum thermometer

  3. Maximum-minimum thermometer

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

A weather report gives details of which of the following?

  1. Past 24 hours

  2. Weather for the day

  3. Weather for a year

  4. Both option A and B


Correct Option: D

Temperature of a particular region determines the 

  1. Distribution of flora

  2. Distribution of fauna

  3. Texture of soil

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D

The range of temperature between -10 to -110 degree celsius is of

  1. Clinical thermometer

  2. Weather thermometer

  3. Laboratory thermometer

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C

The weather reports use thermometer to measure the

  1. Minimum temperature

  2. Maximum temperature

  3. Maximum and minimum temperature

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Perspiration cools the body by

  1. Advective heat transfer

  2. Radiative heat transfer

  3. Conductive heat transfet

  4. Latent heat transfer


Correct Option: D

In the mountains, there is lot of moisture and water and still the plants are xerophytes, because

  1. Water turns into snow on mountains

  2. Water runs away due to the presence of slopes and can not be used by plant (physiological dryness)

  3. Rocks of mountains cannot absorb water

  4. None of them is correct


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(b) Steep slopes cause fast, running of water which result in erosion and do not Permit the accumulation of hymns so the soil cordless denjuded` In sulked soil plants cannot grow properly and vegetation changes into xerophytic plants. In valleys humus accumulates, so they have luxuriant vegetation and slopes contain xerophytic Plants.