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.
Description : Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to : (1) rotation of earth (2) revolution of earth (3) gravitational pull (4) uneven heating of earth
Last Answer : gravitational pull
Description : 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 ... -blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere (4) Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia
Last Answer : Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere
Description : Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the (1) spherical shape of the earth (2) distribution of land and water (3) direction of the winds (4) presence of pressure belts
Last Answer : spherical shape of the earth
Description : Atmospheric pressure exerted on the earth is due to the _____ A. Rotation of the Earch B. Revolution of the earth C. Grasvitational pull D. Uneven heating of the earth
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Last Answer : (3) gravitational pull Explanation: The atmosphere is made up of gasses. Gasses are physical substances, and all physical substance has weight. The atmosphere is 25 miles thick, and that 25 miles ... square inch because of the gravitational pull. That's how atmosphere exerts pressure on the earth.
Description : Earthquakes are caused by (1) Denudation (2) Tectonism (3) Earth revolution (4) Earth rotation
Last Answer : Tectonism
Description : 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
Last Answer : Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere
Description : Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere ? (1) Winds (2) Clouds (3) Gravity (4) Rotation of the Earth
Last Answer : Gravity
Description : The moon is showing its same face to the earth because (1) It is not rotating about its own axis (2) Its rotation and revolution are opposite (3) Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same (4) Its rotation is faster than its revolution
Last Answer : Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same
Description : The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent 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 NorthWest India
Last Answer : the presence of low atmospheric pressure over NorthWest India
Description : For winds that last six hours or more, such as a midlatitude storm, the air movement is modified by which causes the air to be deflected to . (a) Hydrostatic Force; the right in the ... c) Friction; the left in the Northern Hemisphere (d) Coriolis Force; the left in the Northern Hemisphere
Last Answer : (b) Coriolis Force; the right in the Northern Hemisphere
Description : Frontal Rain is caused by (1) Convection current (2) Winds from sea (3) Cyclonic activity (4) Condensation of water evaporated from mountains
Last Answer : Cyclonic activity
Description : What In the Northern Hemisphere the Coriolis effect causes winds to curve to the?
Last Answer : right
Description : How will the winds of blowing out of a pressure system in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere blow?
Last Answer : They will blow in opposite directions.
Description : 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
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.
Last Answer : (3) Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere Explanation: The polar easterlies are the dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the highpressure areas of the polar ... an equator ward out flow of air: that outflow is then deflected westward by the Coriolis Effect.
Description : What is cyclone-? (a) A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere. (b) A high pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere. (c) A low pressure ... in the northern hemisphere. (d) A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
Last Answer : (c) A low pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
Description : Salination of soil is caused by (1) pesticides (2) soil erosion (3) excess irrigation (4) crop rotation
Last Answer : excess irrigation
Description : What is the clockwise deflection of air in the northern hemisphere and the counter clockwise deflection of air in southern?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the – (1) spherical shape of the earth (2) distribution of land and water (3) direction of the winds (4) presence of pressure belts
Last Answer : (1) spherical shape of the earth Explanation: Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the Earth's tilted axis and the nearly spherical shape. The length of time that the ... lead to the unequal distribution of heat on the Earth, creating what is called a heat gradient.
Description : If speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of the body (1) decreases (2) increases (3) remains the same (4) may increase or decrease
Last Answer : decreases
Description : The earth completes one rotation on its axis in : (1) 23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec (2) 23 hrs. 10 min. 2 sec (3) 23 hrs. 30 min. (4) 24 hrs.
Last Answer : 23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec
Description : Equator represents (1) line joining North and South poles (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles (3) a belt (ring) around the planet Saturn (4) axis of rotation of Earth
Last Answer : imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
Description : Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India? 1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India 2. Deflection of trade winds 3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean ... (a) I, II and III (b) I and II (c) II and III (d) III and IV
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Depression formed due to deflating action of winds are called (1) Playas (2) Yardang (3) Ventifacts (4) Sand dunes
Last Answer : Yardang
Description : Which one of the following is not the example of planetary winds ? (1) Monsoon (2) Trade wind (3) Land and sea breezes (4) Chinook
Last Answer : Chinook
Description : Which of the following winds is called anti-trade wind ? (1) Chinook (2) Cyclone (3) Typhoon (4) Westerlies
Description : Trade winds blow from the (1) equatorial low pressure (2) polar high pressure (3) subtropical high pressure (4) subpolar low pressure
Last Answer : subtropical high pressure
Description : Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the Polar regions are called (1) Typhoons (2) Tornadoes (3) Blizzards (4) Polar winds
Last Answer : Blizzards
Description : The term Roaring Forties is related to the (1) Trade winds (2) Planetary winds (3) Westerlies (4) Polar winds
Last Answer : Westerlies
Description : Trade winds are due to (1) Conduction (2) Convection (3) Radiation (4) Scattering
Last Answer : Convection
Description : Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts form (1) Chimneys (2) Mushrooms rocks (3) Yardangs (4) Demoiselles
Last Answer : Yardangs
Description : Meanders are the features formed by (1) glaciers (2) rivers (3) winds (4) ocean waters
Last Answer : rivers
Description : Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole ? (1) High altitude (2) More rainfall (3) Strong winds (4) Away from the sun
Last Answer : High altitude
Description : Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because : (1) of easterly trade winds. (2) cold ocean currents flow along the western coasts. (3) of the effect of both the ... winds and cold ocean currents. (4) the rate of evaporation is greater along the western margin areas.
Last Answer : of the effect of both the offshore easterly trade winds and cold ocean currents.
Description : Monsoon is caused by----------? A. Seasonal reversal of winds (Answer) B. Revolution of earth C. Movement of clouds D. Rise in temperature E. Rain forests
Last Answer : A. Seasonal reversal of winds (Answer)
Description : What dose uneven heating of the earths surface caused what to form?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : What are the results from the uneven heating of the earth?
Last Answer : wind
Description : Some areas of the Earth receive more solar radiation than others. Which of the following results from the Sun's uneven heating of the Earth?
Last Answer : climate
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by (1) Contour ploughing (2) Using farm manure (3) Tree plantation/Afforestaion (4) Crop rotation
Last Answer : Tree plantation/Afforestaion
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by (1) Tree plantation/afforestation (2) Crop rotation (3) Contour ploughing (4) Using farm manure
Last Answer : Tree plantation/afforestation
Description : Tides in the sea are caused by (1) effect of Sun (2) effect of Moon (3) eombined effect of Moon and Sun (4) gravitational force of Earth and Sun
Last Answer : eombined effect of Moon and Sun
Description : Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the (1) Earth on the Moon (2) Earth on the Sun (3) Sun and Moon on the Earth (4) Moon on the Earth
Last Answer : Sun and Moon on the Earth
Description : A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as (1) Rift Valley (2) U Shaped Valley (3) V Shaped Valley (4) Hanging Valley
Last Answer : Rift Valley
Description : Earthquake is caused by (1) disturbance of earth surface (2) adjustment of layers of earth’s crust (3) breakage of rock system (4) upliftment of rocks
Last Answer : disturbance of earth surface
Description : Most of the devastating earthquakes are usually caused by (1) Eustatic movement (2) Isostatic adjustment (3) Collision of earth plates (4) Volcanic eruption
Last Answer : Collision of earth plates
Description : Earthquakes are caused by – (1) Denudation (2) Tectonism (3) Earth revolution (4) Earth rotation
Last Answer : (2) Tectonism Explanation: Earthquakes result from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Most occur along plate boundaries. Tectonic earth-quakes occur ... there is sufficient stored elastic strain energy to drive fracture propagation along a fault plane.
Description : 345- Excessive stalk deflection particularly when cutting close to ground results in ...... (a) Stubbles of uneven length (b) Increased tedency of stalk to cut by cutting unit..... (c) Less unevenness in cutting (d) Less missing or uncut stalk
Last Answer : (a) Stubbles of uneven length
Description : The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is : (1) Mercury (2) Saturn (3) Jupiter (4) Mars
Last Answer : Mercury