Tag: climate and weather

Questions Related to climate and weather

An ordinary clock loses time in summer. This is because

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  1. The length of the pendulum increases and time period increases

  2. The length of the pendulum increases and time period decreases

  3. The length of the pendulum decreases and time period increases

  4. The length of the pendulum decreases and time period decreases

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Correct Option: A

At which city might you be able to observe cirrus clouds at an altitude of 3,000 m (10,000 feet) above the surface?

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  1. Barrow, Alaska

  2. Honolulu, Hawaii

  3. Miami, Florida

  4. Chicago, Illinois

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Correct Option: A

Hot spots are regions of high

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  1. rarity

  2. endemism

  3. critically endangered population

  4. diversity

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Correct Option: B

The wind-chill factor:

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  1. Relates body heat loss with wind to an equivalent temperature with no wind

  2. Indicates the temperature at which water freezes on exposed skin

  3. Takes into account humidity and air temperature in expressing the current air temperature

  4. Tells farmers when to protect crops from a freeze

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Correct Option: A

Heat is energy in the process of being transferred from:

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  1. Hot objects to cold objects

  2. Low pressure to high pressure

  3. Cold objects to hot objects

  4. High pressure to low pressure

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Correct Option: A

The air temperature is $45^{o}F$,  the wind is blowing at $30 MPH$, and the wind chill temperature is $15^{o}F$. These conditions would be equivalent to:

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  1. $A\, 15^{c}irc\, F$ air temperature and 0 MPH winds

  2. $A\, 30^{o}\,F$ air temperature and 45 MPH winds

  3. $A\, 30^{o}\,F$ air temperature and 15 MPH winds

  4. $A\, 15^{o}\,F$ air temperature and 30 MPH winds

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Correct Option: A

At what time during a 24-hour day would a radiation temperature inversion best be developed?

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  1. At sunset

  2. Near sunrise

  3. Toward the end of the morning

  4. Between 2 and 5 pm when the air temperature reaches a maximum

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Correct Option: B

Heat waves are generally considered to be little more than a nuisance and are not responsible for considerable loss of life.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

Maximum air which we breathe is present at

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  1. Troposphere

  2. Stratosphere

  3. Ionosphere

  4. Mesosphere

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Correct Option: A