Atmosphere & Winds - Section 2

31:  

In North America, the hot dry winds that blow on eastern side of the rocky mountains are called

A.

Foehn

B.

Loo

C.

Sirocco

D.

Chinook

 
 

Option: D

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32:  

The Unit for measurement of atmospheric pressure is

A.

Grams per cubic metre

B.

kilometres per hour

C.

kilograms per square metre

D.

Millimetres

 
 

Option: D

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33:  

The Horse latitudes are

A.

the regions lying between 5'N and 5'S.

B.

the regions of low atmospheric pressure

C.

the regions of Calm and light variable winds

D.

the regions of moist air, and unstable weather conditions

 
 

Option: C

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34:  

Which of the following is the most destructive?

A.

Tornado

B.

Cyclone

C.

Typhoon

D.

Willy - Willy

 
 

Option: B

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35:  

What part of the total amount of sun's energy does the top atmosphere of the Earth directly reflects back into space?

A.

one - half

B.

one- third

C.

one - fifth

D.

one -tenth

 
 

Option: B

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