Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere? (1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere (2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight (3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere (4) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited

Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere? (1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere (2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight (3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere (4) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
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(1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere Explanation: The winter in the Southern Hemisphere occurs when the Northern hemisphere is tilted more toward the Sun. From the perspective of an observer on the Earth, the winter Sun has a lower maximum altitude in the sky than the summer Sun.
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Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere? (1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere (2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight (3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere (4) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited

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Last Answer : Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere

Which one of the following is called as "Roaring Forty"? (1) Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 40°-60° S (2) Winds blowing in northern hemisphere between 40°-60° N (3) Very cold winds which blow in winters (4) Very hot and fast blowing summer winds

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Last Answer : (1) Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 40°-60° S Explanation: The Roaring Forties is the name given to strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of ... South Pole and the Earth's rotation, and there are few landmasses to serve as windbreaks.

India lies (a) mainly in the northern hemisphere (b) entirely in the northern hemisphere (c) on the Equator (d) more in the southern hemisphere

Description : India lies (a) mainly in the northern hemisphere (b) entirely in the northern hemisphere (c) on the Equator (d) more in the southern hemisphere

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

What will be the difference in time of two cities situated on the same longitude but one in northern and the other in southern hemisphere? (a) No difference (b) Four hours difference (c) Four minutes difference (d) There are no such cities

Description : What will be the difference in time of two cities situated on the same longitude but one in northern and the other in southern hemisphere? (a) No difference (b) Four hours difference (c) Four minutes difference (d) There are no such cities

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India lies in the hemisphere: [SSC Graduate 2003] (a) Northern and eastern (b) Southern and eastern (c) Northern and western (d) Northern and southern

Description : India lies in the hemisphere: [SSC Graduate 2003] (a) Northern and eastern (b) Southern and eastern (c) Northern and western (d) Northern and southern

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India lies in the _______ hemisphere. (1) northern and eastern (2) southern and eastern (3) northern and western (4) northern and southern

Description : India lies in the _______ hemisphere. (1) northern and eastern (2) southern and eastern (3) northern and western (4) northern and southern

Last Answer : (1) northern and eastern Explanation: India lies to the north of the equator, geographically located at 28° 36.8'N and 77° 12.5'E in the northern hemisphere of the globe.

Here in the northern hemisphere, fall's arrived, and winter's coming on. Do you do anything special to mark the change of seasons?

Description : Here in the northern hemisphere, fall's arrived, and winter's coming on. Do you do anything special to mark the change of seasons?

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Which one of the following is called North-easter? (1) Cold and fast-blowing winds in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions (2) Cold and fast-blowing winds in South Pole region (3) Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere (4) Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia

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The part of India receives maximum insolation. (a) northern (b) eastern (c) western (d) southern

Description : The part of India receives maximum insolation. (a) northern (b) eastern (c) western (d) southern

Last Answer : Ans: (d)

How does the tilt of earths axis account for differences in the area of sunlight each hemisphere receives during the summer solstice and winter solstice?

Description : How does the tilt of earths axis account for differences in the area of sunlight each hemisphere receives during the summer solstice and winter solstice?

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The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by : (1) revolution of the earth (2) rotation of the earth (3) uneven heating of the earth (4) All the above

Description : The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by : (1) revolution of the earth (2) rotation of the earth (3) uneven heating of the earth (4) All the above

Last Answer : (2) rotation of the earth Explanation: If the Earth didn't rotate, winds would travel either north or south due to differences in temperature and pressure at different latitudes. But since the Earth does ... of time, such as large-scale movement of air in the atmosphere or water in the ocean.

Earth is closest to the sun every year in early -------, when it’s winter for the Northern Hemisphere. We’re farthest away from the sun in early ---------, during our Northern Hemisphere summer. A. January – July (Answer) B. June – December C. July – January D. December – June

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Last Answer : A. January – July (Answer)

Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because: (a) the former is nearer to the sea (b) the air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunjl from different direction during the rainy season (c) Cherapunji is located on the windward side (d) convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherapunji

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Is Australia in the northern or the southern hemisphere? -Geography

Description : Is Australia in the northern or the southern hemisphere? -Geography

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If it is fall in the southern hemisphere what season is it in the northern hemisphere?

Description : If it is fall in the southern hemisphere what season is it in the northern hemisphere?

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What is the clockwise deflection of air in the northern hemisphere and the counter clockwise deflection of air in southern?

Description : What is the clockwise deflection of air in the northern hemisphere and the counter clockwise deflection of air in southern?

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If someone in the northern hemisphere views a full moon what does the southern hemisphere sees?

Description : If someone in the northern hemisphere views a full moon what does the southern hemisphere sees?

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How will the winds of blowing out of a pressure system in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere blow?

Description : How will the winds of blowing out of a pressure system in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere blow?

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Why are the areas lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere very cold?

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The air around a high pressure area circulates: w) clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere x) counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere y) clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere z) in either direction regardless of hemisphere

Description : The air around a high pressure area circulates: w) clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere x) counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere y) clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere z) in either direction regardless of hemisphere

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Last Answer : mud is a bad conductor

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Last Answer : Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere

Which one of the following continents lies in Northern-Southern and EasternWestern hemispheres of the earth? (1) Australia (2) Africa (3) Europe (4) South America

Description : Which one of the following continents lies in Northern-Southern and EasternWestern hemispheres of the earth? (1) Australia (2) Africa (3) Europe (4) South America

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Why is the Wind in the, Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left? -Do You Know?

Description : Why is the Wind in the, Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left? -Do You Know?

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Why is the Wind in the, Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left?

Description : Why is the Wind in the, Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left?

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Saturn and Mars are planets like the earth. They borrow light from the Sun and moves around the Sun as the Earth does. So those planets are inhabited by various orders of creatures as the earth is. What type of argument is contained in the above passage ? (A) Deductive (B) Astrological (C) Analogical (D) Mathematical

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Last Answer : (C) Analogical 

When the earths axis is tilted toward the sun, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?

Description : When the earths axis is tilted toward the sun, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?

Last Answer : Hhsh

Among the following places, which one receives comparatively lowest average monsoon rainfall from June to September? [Asstt Comm 2008] (a) Eastern Uttar Pradesh (b) Southern West Bengal (c) Punjab (d) Western Uttar Pradesh

Description : Among the following places, which one receives comparatively lowest average monsoon rainfall from June to September? [Asstt Comm 2008] (a) Eastern Uttar Pradesh (b) Southern West Bengal (c) Punjab (d) Western Uttar Pradesh

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Description : Which of the following options correctly explains the term heat budget? (1) It is a mode of transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity. (2) It is the balance between incoming and outgoing radiation. ... waves. (4) It is the amount of heat which the surface of earth receives from the sun.

Last Answer : (2) It is the balance between in-coming and outgoing radiation. Explanation: Incoming heat being absorbed by the Earth, and outgoing heat escaping the Earth in the form of radiation are both ... each passing year. This balance between incoming and outgoing heat is known as Earth's heat budget.

Which of the following options correctly explains the term heat budget? (1) It is a mode of transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity. (2) It is the balance between incoming and outgoing radiation (3) It is the radiation from the earth in the form of long waves. (4) It is the amount of heat which the surface of earth receives from the sun.

Description : Which of the following options correctly explains the term heat budget? (1) It is a mode of transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity. (2) It is the balance between incoming and outgoing radiation ... waves. (4) It is the amount of heat which the surface of earth receives from the sun.

Last Answer :  It is the balance between incoming and outgoing radiation

When is the Sun in the Southern Hemisphere ?

Description : When is the Sun in the Southern Hemisphere ?

Last Answer : The Sun is located in the Southern Hemisphere from November to February, i.e. in winter.

Which of the following produces more severe burns? (1) Boiling water (2) Hot water (3) Steam (4) Melting Iceberg

Description : Which of the following produces more severe burns? (1) Boiling water (2) Hot water (3) Steam (4) Melting Iceberg

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Which of the following produces more severe burns ? (1) Boiling water (2) Hot water (3) Steam (4) Melting iceberg

Description : Which of the following produces more severe burns ? (1) Boiling water (2) Hot water (3) Steam (4) Melting iceberg

Last Answer : Steam

Which of the following are true regarding Chhota Nagpur? [CDS 1994] 1. It is one of the former princely states. 2. It is a plateau area in Jharkhand inhabited mainly by the tribals. 3. It is a name given to the contiguous tribal areas in Bihar, West Bengal. Orissa and M.P. (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Description : Which of the following are true regarding Chhota Nagpur? [CDS 1994] 1. It is one of the former princely states. 2. It is a plateau area in Jharkhand inhabited mainly by the tribals. 3. It is a name given to the contiguous tribal areas in ... M.P. (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Last Answer : Ans: (c)

Which one of the following railway zones has the maximum route length in kilometres? (a) Northern (b) Southern (c) Central (d) Western

Description : Which one of the following railway zones has the maximum route length in kilometres? (a) Northern (b) Southern (c) Central (d) Western

Last Answer : Ans: (a)

In our country, the Tropic of Cancer passes through the (a) Central part (b) Northern part (c) Southern part (d) Western part

Description : In our country, the Tropic of Cancer passes through the (a) Central part (b) Northern part (c) Southern part (d) Western part

Last Answer : Ans: (a)

Sahara is located in which part of Africa? (1) Eastern (2) Western (3) Northern (4) Southern

Description : Sahara is located in which part of Africa? (1) Eastern (2) Western (3) Northern (4) Southern

Last Answer : (3) Northern Explanation: Africa is located in the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Hemispheres. The equator (divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres) and the Prime Meridian (divides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres) pass through Africa.

Why do water pipes burst in severe cold winters?

Description : Why do water pipes burst in severe cold winters?

Last Answer : Ans: Water freezes in pipes during winters, when the temperature goes below 0 degree Celsius (i.e., freezing point of water). It expands and in the process exerts pressure on the water pipes, thereby sometimes bursting them.

What are the winters like in northern california?

Description : What are the winters like in northern california?

Last Answer : Like summer

How are winters in northern Spain?

Description : How are winters in northern Spain?

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What are the winters like in northern canada?

Description : What are the winters like in northern canada?

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When is the largest day in the Northern Hemisphere on Earth? -General Knowledge

Description : When is the largest day in the Northern Hemisphere on Earth? -General Knowledge

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The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by : (1) revolution of the earth (2) rotation of the earth (3) uneven heating of the earth (4) All the above

Description : The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by : (1) revolution of the earth (2) rotation of the earth (3) uneven heating of the earth (4) All the above 

Last Answer : rotation of the earth

The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian sub-continent in the rainy season due to – (1) the development of cyclone over the equator (2) the effect of easterlies (3) the effect of Northern-East trade winds (4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India

Description : The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian sub-continent in the rainy season due to – (1) the development of cyclone over the equator (2) the effect of easterlies (3) the effect of Northern-East trade winds (4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India

Last Answer : (4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India Explanation: During the Rainy Season in India (Mid-June to the end of September), the intense heat that prevails in the ... they are deflected to their right and blow over the Indian subcontinent as the south-west monsoon winds.

Of the floating iceberg in the sea, the portion remaining above the sea level is : (a) 1/10th (b) 1/9th (c) 1/6th (d) 1/5th

Description : Of the floating iceberg in the sea, the portion remaining above the sea level is : (a) 1/10th (b) 1/9th (c) 1/6th (d) 1/5th

Last Answer : Ans: (a)