Description : Atmospheric layer nearest to earth Surface is (A) Biosphere (C) Exosphere (B) Thermosphere (D) Troposphere
Last Answer : (B) Thermosphere
Description : Atmospheric layer extending from 18 km to 50 km is — a. Troposphere b. Stratosphere c. Mesosphere d. Thermosphere
Last Answer : b. Stratosphere
Description : The order of the atmospheric layers, starting from closest to the surface to the top of the atmosphere, is (a) Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere (b) Troposphere, ... (c) Thermosphere, Mesophere, Troposphere, Stratosphere (d) Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere
Last Answer : (b) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
Description : The layer of atmosphere close to the earth's surface is called – (1) Exosphere (2) Troposphere (3) Stratosphere (4) Ionosphere
Last Answer : (2) Troposphere Explanation: The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere and site of all weather on Earth. It is bonded on the top by a layer of air called the Tropopause, which separates the troposphere from the stratosphere and on bottom by the surface of the Earth.
Description : The layer of atmosphere close to the earth’s surface is called (1) Exosphere (2) Troposphere (3) Stratosphere (4) Ionosphere
Last Answer : Troposphere
Description : Densest part of atmosphere strata is (A) Troposphere (B) Thermosphere (C) Stratosphere (D) Mesosphere
Last Answer : (A) Troposphere
Description : All vital atmospheric processes leading to various climatic and weather conditions take place in the : (1) Stratosphere (2) Troposphere (3) Ionosphere (4) Exosphere
Last Answer : (2) Troposphere Explanation: Troposphere, that extends up to a height of 12 km on an average from the surface of the earth, is the locale of all the vital atmospheric processes which ... comprising the entire atmosphere is concentrated in this zone. This is the lowermost layer of the atmosphere.
Description : Most of the atmospheric air pollutants are present in large quantity in (A) Stratosphere (B) Thermosphere (C) Troposphere (D) Mesosphere
Last Answer : (C) Troposphere
Description : Atmospheric pollution caused by the exhaust gas of supersonic transport air-crafts is mostly in the atmospheric region called (A) Thermosphere (B) Stratosphere (C) Troposphere (D) Mesosphere
Last Answer : (B) Stratosphere
Description : The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth's surface is known as– (1) Stratosphere (2) Exosphere (3) Ionosphere (4) (4)Mesosphere
Last Answer : (2) Exosphere Explanation: The Radio waves are reflected back to Earth in the Ionosphere which is an electrically charged layer of the upper atmosphere. This process is used to communicate beyond the horizon, at intercontinental distances, mostly in the shortwave frequency bands.
Description : The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as (1) Stratosphere (2)Exosphere (3) Ionosphere (4)Mesosphere
Last Answer : Exosphere
Description : The lower layer of atmosphere is called (1) exosphere (2) troposphere (3) ionosphere (4) mesosphere
Last Answer : (2) troposphere Explanation: The troposphere is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, The air is very well mixed and the temperature decreases with altitude.
Description : In atmosphere the lowermost layer is – (1) troposphere (2) exosphere (3) ionosphere (4) strato sphere
Last Answer : (1) troposphere Explanation: The troposphere is the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere. It contains approximately 80% of the atmosphere's mass and 99% of its water vapor and aerosols. The average ... in winter. Most of the phenomena we associate with day-to-day weather occur in the troposphere
Description : The layer of the atmosphere in which Radio Waves are reflected back is called- (1) Ionosphere (2) Troposphere (3) Stratosphere (4) Exosphere
Last Answer : (1) Ionosphere Explanation: The Radio waves are reflected back to Earth in the Ionosphere which is an electrically charged layer of the upper atmosphere. This process is used to communicate beyond the horizon, atintercontinental distances, mostly in the shortwave frequency bands.
Description : Ozone layer is present in - (1) Troposphere (2) Ionosphere (3) Stratosphere (4) Exosphere
Last Answer : (3) Stratosphere Explanation: The ozone layer is mainly found in the lower portion of the stratosphere from approximately 20 to 30 kilometres above Earth, though the thickness varies seasonally and ... in general thicker during the spring and thinner during the autumn in the northern hemisphere.
Description : Ozone layer is present in (1) Troposphere (2) Ionosphere (3) Stratosphere (4) Exosphere
Last Answer : Stratosphere
Description : The layer of the atmosphere in which Radio Waves are reflected back is called ; (1) Ionosphere (2) Troposphere (3) Stratosphere(4) Exosphere
Last Answer : Ionosphere
Last Answer : troposphere
Description : In atmosphere the lowermost layer is (1) troposphere (2) exosphere (3) ionosphere (4) strato sphere
Description : The lowest layer of the atmosphere is : (1) Stratosphere (2) Thermosphere (3) Troposphere (4) Mesosphere
Last Answer : (3) Troposphere Explanation: The troposphere is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. The air is very well mixed and the temperature decreases with altitude.
Description : Which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere? (1) Troposphere (2) Stratosphere (3) Mesosphere (4) Thermosphere
Last Answer : (1) Troposphere Explanation: The troposphere is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. The air is very well mixed and the temperature decreases with altitude.
Description : In which of the following layer of atmosphere the absorption and scattering of the solar ultraviolet radiation takes place? (1) Troposphere (2) Stratosphere (3) Mesosphere (4) Thermosphere
Last Answer : (2) Stratosphere Explanation: Solar ultraviolet radiation undergoes absorption and scattering as it passes through the stratospheric layer of the earth's atmosphere. The ozone layer, a region of Earth's ... result, no UV radiation at wavelengths shorter than 290 nm reaches the surface of the earth.
Description : Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere? (1) Thermosphere (2) Troposphere (3) Stratosphere (4) Mesosphere
Last Answer : (1) Thermosphere Explanation: Troposphere, that extends up to a height of 12 km on an average from the surface of the earth, is the locale of all the vital atmospheric processes which ... comprising the entire atmosphere is concentrated in this zone. This is the lowermost layer of the atmosphere.
Description : In which layer of atmosphere does commercial aircrafts usually fly? A. Stratosphere (Answer) B. Troposphere C. Mesosphere D. Thermosphere
Last Answer : A. Stratosphere (Answer)
Last Answer : Thermosphere
Description : The main atmospheric layer near the surface of earth is a) Troposphere b) Mesosphere c) Ionosphere d) Stratosphere
Last Answer : a) Troposphere
Description : The zone of Earth's atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16 kms above equator and 8 kms over the poles is known as : (1) Mesosphere (2) Thermosphere (3) Troposphere (4) Stratosphere
Last Answer : (3) Troposphere Explanation: The zone of Earth's atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16 kms above equator and 8 kms over the poles is known as troposphere.
Description : The zone of Earth’s atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16 kms above equator and 8 kms over the poles is known as : (1) Mesosphere (2) Thermosphere (3) Troposphere (4) Stratosphere
Description : Which one of the four regions above the earth has smallest height (km.)? (1) Stratosphere (2) Mesosphere (3) Thermosphere (4) Troposphere
Last Answer : (4) Troposphere Explanation: The troposphere is the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere. The average depth of the troposphere is approximately 17 km (11 mi) in the middle latitudes. It is deeper ... . It contains approximately 80% of the atmosphere's mass and 99% of its water vapor and aerosols.
Description : Which one of the four regions above the earth has smallest height (km.) ? (1) Stratosphere (2) Mesosphere (3) Thermosphere (4) Troposphere
Description : There are five concentric layers within the atmosphere which is differentiated on the basis of temperature. The atmospheric layer which lies close to the earth's surface in which human being along with other organisms live is called ... is about __________ °C/km. (A) 0.05 (B) 1 (C) 6.5 (D) 15
Last Answer : (C) 6.5
Description : The atmospheric layer closest to the earth is: (1) Mesosphere (2) Hydrosphere (3) Troposphere (4) Ionosphere
Last Answer : (3) Troposphere Explanation: The troposphere is the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere. It contains approximately 80% of the atmosphere's mass and 99% of its water vapor and aerosols. Most of the phenomena we associate with day-to-day weather occur in the troposphere.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement (A) The concentric atmosphere layer just above troposphere is called stratosphere, which is rich in ozone (B) Mesosphere is characterised by very low atmospheric ... radio waves used in the long distance radio communication are reflected back to earth by stratosphere
Last Answer : (D) The radio waves used in the long distance radio communication are reflected back to earth by stratosphere
Description : The temperature increases rapidly above – (1) Ionosphere (2) Exosphere (3) Stratosphere (4) Troposphere
Last Answer : (2) Exosphere Explanation: Above Troposphere, temperature increases rapidly with height in the Stratosphere layer as it houses the ozone layer which absorbs ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. Again ... Exosphere which is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere reaches up to more than 4500° Celsius.
Description : Match List I (Layers of Atmosphere) and List II (Characteristics) and select the correct answer using the code given below. L ist I L i st I I (L ayer of (Char acter ist ics) At mospher e) A. Ionosphere I. Contains Ozone B. ... D-III (3) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV (4) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
Last Answer : 2) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
Description : The Biosphere is the zone of Earth where life is found. It includes parts of : a. Hydrosphere b. Lithosphere c. Stratosphere d. Troposphere Select the correct answer from the following : (1) a and c (2) a, b and d (3) a and d (4) b, c and d
Last Answer : a, b and d
Description : Most of the ozone in the earth's atmosphere is found in the: (1) Troposphere (2) Stratosphere (3) Mesophere (4) Thermosphere
Last Answer : (2) Stratosphere Explanation: Most ozone (about 90%) resides in a layer that begins between 10 and 17 kilometers above the Earth's surface and extends up to about 50 kilometers. This region of ... is called the stratosphere. The ozone layer absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Description : Which of the following is the most active zone of atmosphere in which weathering events like rain, storm & lightning occur? (A) Thermosphere (B) Troposphere (C) Stratosphere (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Troposphere
Description : The jet-stream lies between which two layers of th earth's atmosphere? w) thermosphere and ionosphere x) mesosphere and thermosphere y) troposphere and stratosphere z) stratosphere and mesosphere
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- TROPOSPHERE AND STRATOSPHERE
Description : Most of the ozone in the earth’s atmosphere is found in the : (1) Troposphere (2) Stratosphere (3) Mesophere (4) Thermosphere
Description : Which layer of the earth’s atmosphere reflects back the radio waves to the earth’s surface? (1) Ionosphere (2) Stratosphere (3) Mesosphere (4) Exosphere
Last Answer : (1) Ionosphere Explanation: Long distance propagation of radio waves depends on an invisible layer of charged particles, which envelops the Earth. This layer of charged particles known as the ionosphere ... communication during the early part of the twentieth century, the ionosphere came as a boon.
Description : Which layer of the earth’s atmosphere reflect back the radio waves to the earth’s surface ? (1) ionosphere (2) stratosphere (3) mesosphere (4) exosphere
Last Answer : ionosphere
Description : Which of the following is the lowest atmospheric layer? (1) Lithosphere (2) Stratosphere (3) Troposphere (4) Hydrosphere
Last Answer : (3) Troposphere Explanation: The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. It starts at Earth's surface and goes up to a height of 7 to 20 km above sea level. Most of the mass (about 75- 80%) of the atmosphere is in the troposphere. Almost all weather occurs within this layer.
Description : Very small amount of air pollutants are present in stratosphere also; though most of the atmospheric pollutants are present in the troposphere. Which of the following atmospheric pollutants does not cause the ozone layer depletion ... rate? (A) CO (B) SO2 (C) NOx (D) CFC (chloro fluoro carbons)
Last Answer : (A) CO