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Multiple choice geography atmosphere and climate pressure belts elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

Tropical cyclones cause rains on the _______.

  1. Malabar coast

  2. Coromandel coast

  3. Konkan coast

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

Tropical cyclones causes rains on the Coromandel coast. Devastating cyclones originate in the Indian ocean especially in the Bay of  Bengal. The highest frequency of the cyclones is in the month of October and the first half of November. These cyclones are accompanied by strong winds, dense cloud, thundering and heavy rain. 

Multiple choice geography atmosphere and climate pressure belts elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

The instrument used for measuring air pressure is called __________________.

  1. Hydrometer

  2. Anemometer

  3. Barometer

  4. Thermometer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • The barometer is used for measuring atmospheric pressure, hence option C is correct.
  • Thermometer, is used to measure the temperature of human body.
  • Anemometer is used to measure wind speed and direction.
  • A hydrometer is used to measure the relative density of liquids.
Multiple choice geography atmosphere and climate pressure belts elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

How do the pressure and temperature vary with height?

  1. Both decrease with height

  2. Both remain constant

  3. Both increase with height

  4. The pressure decreases but the temperature increases with height
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In the troposphere, which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs, both atmospheric pressure and temperature decrease as altitude increases.

Multiple choice geography pressure belts and winds pressure belts elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

Equatorial low pressure belt exists between _________________.

  1. $10^0N-10^0S$
  2. $5^0N-5^0S$
  3. $15^0N-15^0S$
  4. $5^0N-15^0S$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
$5^0 N - 5^0 S$
This low pressure belt is also called as doldrums, because it is a zone of total calm without any breeze. 
Subtropical High Pressure Belts. At about 30°North and South of Equator lies the area where the ascending equatorial air currents descend.
Multiple choice geography pressure belts and winds pressure belts elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

'Horse Latitudes' is a geographical name of __________________.

  1. High pressure areas $30^{\circ}N$ and $30^{\circ}S$
  2. Areas which lie between $5^{\circ}N$ and $5^{\circ}S$ of equator

  3. Equatorial doldrums

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

The Horse Latitudes are subtropical high-pressure belts located between 30 and 35 degrees north and south of the equator, characterized by calm winds and dry weather.

Multiple choice geography pressure belts and winds pressure belts elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

State whether these sentences are true or false
The two Temperate Zones maintain a moderate climate.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
True.
In geography, temperate latitudes of the Earth lie between the subtropics and the polar circles. Temperate means moderate. Unlike in the tropics, temperatures can change greatly here, between summer and winter. So, most places with a temperate climate have four seasons: summer, autumn, winter and spring.
Multiple choice geography atmosphere and climate pressure belts elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

Earth rotates from ______________.

  1. East to west

  2. West to East

  3. North to South

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

West to East,

Earth's rotation is the rotation of Planet Earth around its own axis. Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns counterclockwise.
Because Earth rotates on its axis from west to east, the Moon and the Sun (and all other celestial objects) appear to move from east to west across the sky. Viewed from above, however, the Moon orbits Earth in the same direction as our planet rotates.

Multiple choice geography winds pressure belts elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

The prevailing winds blowing from $30^\circ S$ and $30^\circ$ N towards the equator are termed as ______.

  1. Monsoon winds

  2. Antitrade winds

  3. Trade winds

  4. Polar winds
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Trade winds are the prevailing pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics, blowing from the subtropical high-pressure belts (30 degrees N/S) toward the equatorial low-pressure belt.

Multiple choice geography winds pressure belts elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

The wind flowing in the northern plains of India in summers is known as ________.

  1. kal baishaki

  2. trade winds

  3. loo

  4. western disturbance
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Loo is the hot wind blowing during the hot westher season. It is strong and dusty wind. It blows during day time over northern and northwestern india.