Temperature

The following are the reasons for decrease of temperature with increasing altitudes in the troposphere.Which of the following reasons is not correct?
Options:
1. Heat is transferred to the atmosphere from the earth's surface through the processes of conduction, radiation and convection
2. The air pressure is higher in the lower portion of the atmosphere near the earth's surface
3. The air pressure is lesser in the lower portion of the atmosphere near the earth's surface
4. The quantity of water vapour, dust particles, water droplets, carbon dioxide etc. which absorb outgoing longwave terrestrial radiation, is more concentrated in the lower portion of the atmosphere
Option: C
When temperature increases with increasing altitudes in the troposphere than this phenomenon is called
Options:
1. Normal lapse rate
2. Actual lapse rate
3. Inversion of temperature
4. None of the above
Option: C
The inversion of temperature is also known as
Options:
1. Normal lapse rate
2. Actual lapse rate
3. Positive lapse rate
4. Negative lapse rate
Option: D
Which one of the following types of temperature inversions is not Advectional inversion
Options:
1. Frontal inversion
2. Valley inversion
3. Surface inversion due to horizontal air movement
4. Radiation inversion
Option: D
Select the mechanical inversion from the following types of temperature inversions
Options:
1. Frontal inversion
2. Valley inversion
3. Subsidence inversion
4. Radiation inversion
Option: C
Which one of the following types of temperature inversions is also called ground surface inversion
Options:
1. Radiation inversion
2. Frontal inversion
3. Valley inversion
4. Surface inversion due to horizontal air movement
Option: A
Which of the following types of conditions requires for occurring ground surface inversion
1. Long winter nights
2. Cloudless and clear sky
3. Presence of dry air near the ground surface
4. Slow movement of air
5. Snow-covered ground surfaceSelect the correct code from given below
Options:
1. Only 1, 3 and 4
2. Only 1, 2 and 5
3. Only 3, 4 and 5
4. All of the above
Option: D
Temperature inversion caused by the presence of ozone layer in the stratosphere is known as
Options:
1. Mechanical upper air inversion
2. Thermal upper air inversion
3. Dynamic inversion
4. Radiation inversion
Option: B
Temperature inversion caused due to either horizontal or vertical movement of air is called
Options:
1. Advection inversion
2. Thermal inversion
3. Mechanical inversion
4. None of the above
Option: A
Advection inversion is also known as
Options:
1. Thermal inversion
2. Mechanical inversion
3. Dynamic inversion
4. Radiation
Option: C
Which one of the following types of temperature inversions is not a subtype of advection inversion
Options:
1. Frontal inversion
2. Valley inversion
3. Surface inversion
4. Thermal inversion
Option: D
The imaginary lines drawn on the maps joining places of equal temperature is known as
Options:
1. Isonephs
2. Isohels
3. Isotherms
4. Isobars
Option: C
The isotherm maps are not useful for farmers because
Options:
1. Isotherms do not represent the real temperature of the places
2. They run generally parallel to latitudes
3. Both a and b
4. None of the above
Option: A
The warmest month in the southern hemisphere is
Options:
1. December
2. January
3. July
4. June
Option: B
The coldest month in the southern hemisphere is
Options:
1. December
2. January
3. July
4. June
Option: C
Minimum temperature in January is observed in
Options:
1. Asia and North America
2. Asia and Europe
3. Europe and North America
4. Asia and Africa
Option: A
Which one of the following divided the globe into temperature zones on the basis of isotherms
Options:
1. Anaximander
2. Eratosthenes
3. Soupan
4. Hecataeus
Option: C
According to Soupan the outer limit of tropical zone should be determined by the annual isotherm of
Options:
1. 10°C
2. 20°C
3. 30°C
4. 25°C
Option: B
The difference of observed temperature of a place and the mean temperature of the latitude passing through that place is called
Options:
1. Average temperature
2. Range of temperatures
3. Thermal anomaly
4. None of the above
Option: C
The isolines drawn on the world map joining places of equal thermal anomaly are called
Options:
1. Isonamals
2. Isochasm
3. Isocheim
4. Isotherms
Option: A

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Temperature

The following are the reasons for decrease of temperature with increasing altitudes in the troposphere.Which of the following reasons is not correct?

Options:

When temperature increases with increasing altitudes in the troposphere than this phenomenon is called

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The inversion of temperature is also known as

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Which one of the following types of temperature inversions is not Advectional inversion

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Select the mechanical inversion from the following types of temperature inversions

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Which one of the following types of temperature inversions is also called ground surface inversion

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Which of the following types of conditions requires for occurring ground surface inversion

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Temperature inversion caused by the presence of ozone layer in the stratosphere is known as

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Temperature inversion caused due to either horizontal or vertical movement of air is called

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Advection inversion is also known as

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Which one of the following types of temperature inversions is not a subtype of advection inversion

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The imaginary lines drawn on the maps joining places of equal temperature is known as

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The isotherm maps are not useful for farmers because

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The warmest month in the southern hemisphere is

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The coldest month in the southern hemisphere is

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Minimum temperature in January is observed in

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Which one of the following divided the globe into temperature zones on the basis of isotherms

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According to Soupan the outer limit of tropical zone should be determined by the annual isotherm of

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The difference of observed temperature of a place and the mean temperature of the latitude passing through that place is called

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The isolines drawn on the world map joining places of equal thermal anomaly are called

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