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 Which of the following can influence the temperature of a place?

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  1. Latitude of the place

  2. Altitude of the place

  3. Distance from the sea

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Following are the factors which can influence the temperature of a place: -

  1. Latitude - Temperature is higher at or near the equator and lower at north and south poles.
  2. Altitude - At high altitude, i.e. at mountains, temperature is low. At low altitude, i.e. on land surfaces, temperature is high.
  3. Distance from the sea - Temperature at place located near coast is different from those located inland. Difference in heating of land and water affects the temperature of these places.
  4. Ocean currents - Ocean currents can raise or lower the temperature of the areas located near coastal region.

The classification of heat zones of the ____ was first done by Greek Scholar Aristotle.

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  1. Earth

  2. Moon

  3. Mars

  4. Sun

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The climate zones of the earth arise due to the temperature difference. The classification of heat zones of the earth was first done by Greek Scholar Aristotle. The different heat zones of the earth are - Torrid Zone, Frigid Zone and Temperate zone. All these zones have a different temperature range. Torrid Zone is the hottest zone among the zones of the earth.

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 Which of these factors are responsible for variation in Insolation?

(a) The angle of inclination of the suns rays
(b) The length of the day
(c) The transparency of the atmosphere.

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  1. 1 only

  2. 1 and 2 only

  3. 1 and 2,3

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Factors responsible for variation in insolation during a day, season and a year:

  1. Rotation of Earth
  2. The angle of inclination of Sun’s rays.
  3. Length of day
  4. Transparency of atmosphere
  5. Configuration of land in terms of its aspect.

Earth’s axis has a 66.5 degrees angle with the plane of orbit around the sun leads to variation in insolation at different latitudes.

Area covered by slant rays is more than vertical rays. Energy gets distributed and net energy received per unit area decreases. The slant rays of Solar radiation are absorbed, scattered & diffused more in the deep atmosphere.

Heat balance is _______ balance.

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  1. average

  2. minimum

  3. maximum

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
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It is found that there is a balance of incoming solar radiation and the amount of terrestrial radiation returned to space. The balance of incoming and outgoing radiation is termed as heat balance. so, heat balance is the average balance between incoming and outgoing radiation. 

Heat balance is the ___________.

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  1. state of equilibrium on earth between incoming insolation from venus and the outgoing terrestrial radiation from the earth.

  2. state of equilibrium on earth between incoming insolation from mars and the outgoing terrestrial radiation from the earth.

  3. state of equilibrium on earth between incoming insolation from sun and the outgoing terrestrial radiation from the earth.

  4. state of equilibrium on earth between incoming insolation from moon and the outgoing terrestrial radiation from the earth.

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Correct Option: C
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There is a balance of incoming solar radiation and the amount of terrestrial radiation returned to space. The balance of incoming and outgoing radiation is termed as heat balance. 

When both incoming and outgoing radiation are balanced, it is called _________. 

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  1. heat summation

  2. heat balance

  3. heat budget

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sun is the main source of energy for earth. The earth 's surface receives solar energy in form of short-wave solar radiation where it is converted into heat by the process of absorption. The earth sends the same amount of energy back to space in the form of long-wave terrestrial radiation. This balance between the amount of insolation received from the sun and the outgoing terrestrial radiation is known as the earth's heat budget.

From March to May, the temperature will be high in North India because of _____________________.

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  1. Long nights and distance from the sea

  2. Long days and nearness to the sea

  3. Long nights and nearness to the sea

  4. Long days and distance from the sea

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Correct Option: D

The circle drawn from $23\dfrac {1}{2}^{\circ}$ from the North Pole is called ________________.

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  1. Arctic Circle

  2. Antarctic Circle

  3. North Frigid Zone

  4. North Temperature Zone

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • 23 and half degrees from the pole refers to the 66 and half degree from the equator ir the Arctic circle, hence option A is correct.

Temperature varies from place to place with latitude and altitude. It may increase or decrease depending upon the factors that affect temperature. Certain anomalies may also develop on account of tmique combination of factors. The inversion of temperature would mean that the _____________.

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  1. Temperature decreases with elevation

  2. Temperature is constant at different eleations

  3. Temperature decreases and then increases with elevation

  4. Temperature changes along the same latitude

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following place will never get the vertical rays of the sun?

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  1. Srinagar

  2. Thiruvanthapuram

  3. Chennai

  4. Mumbai

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Correct Option: A