Practice test

Climatology - Test Set 2

Review 20 exam-focused questions with detailed explanations, then start the interactive test when you are ready.

20 questions

Questions and explanations

  1. Question 1

    Ozone-hole in the atmosphere is largely caused by the presence of :
    1. Chloro-floro-carbon
    2. Radio-active waste
    3. Oxygen
    4. Hydrogen
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  2. Question 2

    The term Roaring Forties is related to the :
    1. Trade winds
    2. Westerlies
    3. Polar winds
    4. Planetary wind
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  3. Question 3

    Trade winds are due to :
    1. Scattering
    2. Conduction
    3. Radiation
    4. Convection
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  4. Question 4

    Where does most of the weather phenomena take place ?
    1. Ionosphere
    2. Thermosphere
    3. Stratosphere
    4. Troposphere
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  5. Question 5

    Daily weather changes in the atmosphere are associated with :
    1. Troposphere
    2. Mesosphere
    3. Ionosphere
    4. Stratosphere
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  6. Question 6

    ‘Green House Effect’ means :
    1. Pollution in houses in tropical regions
    2. Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
    3. Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
    4. Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon-di-oxide
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  7. Question 7

    The vertical movement of air is termed as :
    1. Wind
    2. Air turbulence
    3. Air current
    4. Air mobility
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  8. Question 8

    In which region does rainfall occur throughout the year ?
    1. Equatorial
    2. Temperate
    3. Tropical
    4. None of these
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  9. Question 9

    Global warming is expected to result in :
    1. Change in crop pattern
    2. Increase in level of sea
    3. Change in coastline
    4. All of the above
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  10. Question 10

    Katrina is the name given to :
    1. Satellite
    2. Heat wave
    3. Hurricane
    4. Star
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  11. Question 11

    Smog is a combination of :
    1. Air and water vapor
    2. Smoke and fog
    3. Fire and water
    4. Water and smoke
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  12. Question 12

    The layer of the atmosphere in which Radio Waves are reflected back is called :
    1. Exosphere
    2. Stratosphere
    3. Ionosphere
    4. Troposphere
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  13. Question 13

    The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as :
    1. Stratosphere
    2. Mesosphere
    3. Exosphere
    4. Ionosphere
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  14. Question 14

    Cloud burst means :
    1. Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm
    2. Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
    3. Formation of artificial rain
    4. Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  15. Question 15

    In which of the following layer of atmosphere the absorption and scattering of the solar ultraviolet radiation takes place?
    1. Troposphere
    2. Thermosphere
    3. Mesosphere
    4. Stratosphere
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  16. Question 16

    If there is no carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere, the temperature of the earth’s surface would be:
    1. Dependent on the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere
    2. Higher than the present
    3. Less than the present
    4. The same
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  17. Question 17

    The climate of North America is influenced during winter by the :
    1. Warm airmasses
    2. Polar airmasses
    3. Tropical airmasses
    4. Continental airmasses
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  18. Question 18

    What is the general direction of cyclones formed in the Bay of Bengal?
    1. West to East
    2. East to West
    3. North to South
    4. West to South
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  19. Question 19

    Spring tides occur when :
    1. The moon, the sun and the earth are the right angles, with the earth at the apex
    2. The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
    3. The moon is farthest from the earth
    4. The moon is nearest to the earth
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here

  20. Question 20

    Clouds are the result of :
    1. Normal temp. lapse rate
    2. Evaporation
    3. Condensation
    4. Catabatic lapse rate
    View explanation

    Sign In to See Explanations. Sign Up Here