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Climatology - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    Land and sea-breezes occur due to :
    1. Convection
    2. Conduction
    3. Tides
    4. Radiation
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  2. Question 2

    The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of :
    1. Mediterranean climate
    2. Equatorial climate
    3. All of the above climates
    4. Monsoon climate
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  3. Question 3

    Which of the following scales is used to measure the damage by a hurricane?
    1. Mercalli Scale
    2. Saffir-Simpson Scale
    3. Richter Scale
    4. Fujita Scale
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  4. Question 4

    If the earth did not have an atmosphere, temperature extremes between day and night would:
    1. Decrease
    2. Increase
    3. Fluctuate rapidly
    4. Stay the same
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  5. Question 5

    Dew is caused when:
    1. The air is colder than the earth’s surface
    2. Hhumid air condenses on cool surface
    3. The wind is too dry to cause rainfall
    4. The sky is overcast at night
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  6. Question 6

    Chinook is a :
    1. Cold wind in Europe
    2. Depression to South Africa
    3. Tropical desert storm in West Asia
    4. Warm wind in North-America
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  7. Question 7

    Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?
    1. Troposphere
    2. Thermosphere
    3. Mesosphere
    4. Stratosphere
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  8. Question 8

    Roaring forties are the:
    1. High velocity westerly winds
    2. High velocity trade winds
    3. High mangitude tidal waves due to high wind velocity
    4. High velocity polar winds
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  9. Question 9

    In the South Atlantic and SouthEastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?
    1. Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs
    2. Sea surface temperatures are low
    3. Absence of land in those regions
    4. Coriolis force is too weak
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  10. Question 10

    Mediterranean climate is not found in which among the following town?
    1. Rome
    2. Los Angeles
    3. New York
    4. Cape Town
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  11. Question 11

    The density of the earth’s atmosphere is highest in the ?
    1. Stratosphere
    2. Troposphere
    3. Ionosphere
    4. Mesosphere
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  12. Question 12

    Typhoons are common in the:
    1. Seas of China and Japan
    2. Arctic Ocean
    3. Indian Ocean
    4. Mexican Gulf
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  13. Question 13

    Daily weather changes in the atmosphere are associated with:
    1. Mesosphere
    2. Troposphere
    3. Stratosphere
    4. Ionosphere
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  14. Question 14

    Trade winds blow from the :
    1. Subtropical high pressure
    2. Equatorial low pressure
    3. Subpolar low pressure
    4. Polar high pressure
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  15. Question 15

    Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the Polar regions are called :
    1. Typhoons
    2. Blizzards
    3. Tornadoes
    4. Polar winds
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  16. Question 16

    Which of the following winds is called anti-trade wind ?
    1. Chinook
    2. Typhoon
    3. Westerlies
    4. Cyclone
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  17. Question 17

    Tropical storm in Chinese Sea is known as :
    1. Typhoon
    2. Tornado
    3. Cyclone
    4. Wave
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  18. Question 18

    Condensation is the reverse of :
    1. Fog
    2. Cirrus cloud
    3. Smog
    4. Vaporization
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  19. Question 19

    Convectional Rainfall occurs in :
    1. Temperate region
    2. Tropical region
    3. Polar region
    4. Equatorial region
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  20. Question 20

    Land and sea-breezes occur due to :
    1. Convection
    2. Conduction
    3. Tides
    4. Radiation
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