Humidity & Percipitation - Section 1

31:  

Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall?

A.

Cyprus

B.

Sumatra

C.

Cuba

D.

Greenland

 
 

Option: B

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32:  

Frontal rain is caused by

A.

Convection currents

B.

Winds from sea

C.

Cyclonic activity

D.

Condensation of water evaporated from mountains

 
 

Option: C

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33:  

Match the following:

A. Cirrus clouds        1. Real rain clouds

B. Stratus clouds       2. Rainless clouds

C. Cumulus clouds    3. Cause drizzle

D. Nimbus clouds      4. Thunderclouds

 

A.

A B C D

2 3 4 1

B.

A B C D

1 4 3 2

C.

A B C D

3 2 1 4

D.

A B C D

4 1 2 3

 
 

Option: A

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34:  

Precipitation results in

1. Rain 2. Cloud 3. Snow

A.

1 only

B.

1 and 3 only

C.

2 and 3 only

D.

1, 2 and 3

 
 

Option: B

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35:  

Snow line is

A.

the altitude below which no snowfall occurs

B.

the altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer

C.

the altitude above which snow never melts

D.

the altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers

 
 

Option: C

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