Atmosphere & Winds - Atmosphere and Winds Questions

41:  

Anticyclones'are caused by

A.

violent winds

B.

heavy rainfall

C.

winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre

D.

winds that blow spirally inwards

 
 

Option: D

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42:  

Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are

A.

Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.

B.

South - West Africa and South Chile

C.

New Zealand

D.

All of these

 
 

Option: D

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43:  

Temperate lows' are

A.

Low pressure 'areas in cyclones

B.

Equatorial low pressure belt

C.

Polar regions which have 'very low temperatures

D.

Sub- polar low pressure belts

 
 

Option: D

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44:  

The winds blowing from sea towards the coastal areas are called

A.

Ocean currents

B.

Land breeze

C.

Coastal winds

D.

Sea breeze

 
 

Option: D

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45:  

'Beaufort Scale' is used to measure

A.

air pressure

B.

wind velocity

C.

wind direction

D.

wind direction

 
 

Option: B

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