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Multiple choice geography climatic regions the climate and natural resources of gujarat introduction to weather and climate elements of weather and climate : temperature

As we go higher into the atmosphere, the air becomes _______

  1. Thinner

  2. Denser

  3. Warmer

  4. Visible
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A Correct answer
Explanation

As we go higher in the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure drops and the air goes on getting thinner. That's why mountain climbers sometimes need bottled oxygen to breathe. It becomes difficult to breath as the air is thinner.

Multiple choice geography climatic regions the climate and natural resources of gujarat introduction to weather and climate elements of weather and climate : temperature

The Savana type of climate is characterized by _________.

  1. humid summers and humid winters

  2. humid summers and dry winters

  3. humid winters and dry summers

  4. humid throughout the year
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A transitional type of climate found between the equatorial forests & trade wind hot deserts is known as Savanna type of climate. This climate is confined within Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn. The Savanna type of climate is characterized by humid summers and dry winters. Africa, Australia, South America and India have Savanna type of climate. Temperature range of this climate is 18° – 30° C. This is also known as Sudan type of climate.

Multiple choice geography climatic regions the climate and natural resources of gujarat introduction to weather and climate elements of weather and climate : temperature

What doesnt get too hot or cold?

  1. Land

  2. Sea

  3. Sand

  4. Stone
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Compared to land, the sea gets heated slowly and loses heat slowly. Land heats up and cools down quickly. Therefore, the variation in temperature over the sea is less as compared to land. That is why it doesn't get too hot or cold. 

Multiple choice geography climatic regions the climate and natural resources of gujarat introduction to weather and climate elements of weather and climate : temperature

Which one of the following island is closest to the equator?

  1. Minicoy

  2. Car Nicobar

  3. Little Nicobar

  4. Great Nicobar
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Great Nicobar island is the Indian island that lies closest to the equator. The Indira Point is the southernmost point, i.e. The point closest to equator.

So option D is correct.

Multiple choice geography climatic regions the climate and natural resources of gujarat introduction to weather and climate elements of weather and climate : temperature

The average condition of rain, temperature and moisture for over more than _____  years in any is known as climate.

  1. 35

  2. 30

  3. 25

  4. 20
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The average condition of rain, temperature, and moisture for over more than 35 years in known as climate. In other words, climate can be simply defined as the average weather of a particular place. The term climate denotes a description of aggregate weather conditions.

Multiple choice geography environmental changes elements of weather and climate : temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere environmental regions (zones)

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

  1. Solar Radiations

  2. Alpha Radiations

  3. Beta Radiations

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice geography environmental changes elements of weather and climate : temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere environmental regions (zones)

Electromagnetic spectrum consists of

  1. Alpha radiation

  2. Gamma radiation

  3. Beta radiation

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice geography environmental changes elements of weather and climate : temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere environmental regions (zones)

The sun's radiation is made up of  _________.

  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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A Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice geography environmental changes elements of weather and climate : temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere environmental regions (zones)

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

  1. insolation

  2. radiation

  3. heat

  4. none of these
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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.

Multiple choice geography environmental changes elements of weather and climate : temperature process of heat transfer in the atmosphere environmental regions (zones)

Solar wind contains __________.

  1. atomic energy

  2. atomic heat

  3. charged particles

  4. none of these
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C Correct answer
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.