Description : Global warming is expected to result in (1) Increase in level of sea (2) Change in crop pattern (3) Change in coastline (4) All of the above
Last Answer : (4) All of the above Explanation: Projections of future climate change suggest further global warming, sea level rise, and an increase in the frequency and severity of some extreme weather events. Over ... level for at least 1,000 years. The coast will suffer severe impacts from sea level rise.
Description : Global warming is expected to result in (1) increase in level of sea (2) change in crop pattern (3) change in coastline (4) All of the above
Last Answer : (4) All of the above Explanation: Global warming is projected to have a number of effects on the oceans. Ongoing effects include rising sea levels due to thermal expansion and melting of glaciers and ice sheets, and warming of the ocean surface, leading to increased temperature stratification.
Description : Global warming is expected to result in (1) Increase in sea level (2) Change in crop pattern (3) Change in coastal line (4) All of these
Last Answer : (4) All of these Explanation: Global Warming is the increase of Earth's average surface temperature due to effect of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil ... , desertification leading to changes in crop patters, change in coastal line due to their submergence.
Description : Global warming is expected to result in (1) Increase in level of sea (2) Change in crop pattern (3) Change in coast line (4) All of the above
Last Answer : (4) All of the above Explanation: Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Since the ... change in the amount and pattern of precipitation, as well a probable expansion of subtropical deserts.
Description : Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ? (1) El Nino (2) La Nina (3) El Nino Modoki (4) Southern Oscillation
Last Answer : El Nino
Description : Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ? (1) Southern Oscillations (2) El Nino (3) La Nino (4) El Nino Modiki
Last Answer : El Nino Modiki
Description : The main cause of global climatic change is (1) increase in the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (2) emissions of industrial gases (3) adding of dust (4) changes in plant cover
Last Answer : increase in the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Description : Has the right finally found a way to deal with sea level rise due to Global Warming? [See details]?
Last Answer : answer:Oh man, now I am even more embarrassed of my adopted state. And the rest of the stories on that website were pretty horrifying, too. I need to look at some pictures of kittens now…
Description : Impect of green house effect is: (A)Global warming (B) Ice melting (C) Sea formation (D) Sea level rise
Last Answer : (A)Global warming
Description : Snakes and vultures are eating rats in a field. If wild dogs are let into the field, what will be the immediate result ? (1) Decrease in the number of snakes (2) Decrease in the number of vultures (3) Decrease in the number of rats (4) Increase in the number of snakes.
Last Answer : Decrease in the number of rats
Description : Due to Gaia theory will global warming not be as detrimental to life as first expected?
Last Answer : What’s Gaia theory?
Description : Tsunamis are cuased by (1) mixing of cold and warm currents (2) earthquakes (3) changes in sea level (4) volcanic eruption
Last Answer : earthquakes
Description : A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is ____________ (1) Dendritic (2) Trellis (3) Rectangular(4) Radial
Last Answer : Trellis
Description : The effect of increase in carbon dioxide level of the atmosphere and its profound effect on our climate is called the (A) Catalytic conversion (B) Green house effect (C) Global warming (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : In the context of ‘time’, GMT means (1) General Meridian Time (2) Greenwich Mean Time (3) Global Mean Time (4) None of these
Last Answer : Greenwich Mean Time
Description : Salination of soil is caused by (1) pesticides (2) soil erosion (3) excess irrigation (4) crop rotation
Last Answer : excess irrigation
Description : Alluvial soils are rich soil for crop cultivation but are poor in (1) humus (2) nitrogen and humus (3) organic material (4) inorganic material
Last Answer : nitrogen and humus
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 : Black soil is mainly related with the crop of (1) cotton (2) sugarcane (3) tea (4) coffee
Last Answer : cotton
Description : Which is a tropical food crop requiring a temperature of 270 C and a rain fall more than 100 cm? (1) Wheat (2) Maize (3) Rice (4) Barley
Last Answer : Rice
Description : The crop mainly grown in hills is : (1) sweet corn (2) sweet jowar (3) sweet potato (4) sweet pea
Last Answer : sweet jowar
Description : ‘Cloud burst’ means (1) Sowing of seeds of a crop in cloudy weather. (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. (3) Formation of artificial rain. (4) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky.
Last Answer : Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm.
Description : Cloud burst means (1) Formation of artificial rain (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm (3) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky (4) Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Last Answer : Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm
Description : Is the record breaking rain and flooding in Pakistan the result of a) Allah's will, b) global warming, c) weather warfare, or d) plain old bad monsoon/100-year flood?
Last Answer : kevbo I prefer to go with; Shit happens. ;-)
Description : Global warming may result in (A) Flood (B) Cyclone (C) Decrease in food productivity (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Laterite soil develops as a result of : (1) deposits of alluvial (2) deposits of loess (3) leaching (4) continued vegetation cover
Last Answer : leaching
Description : Which one of the following is not the result of underground water action? (1) Stalactites (2) Stalagmites (3) Sinkholes (4) Fiords
Last Answer : Fiords
Description : One of the following is not the result of underground water action (1) Stalactites (2) Stalagmites (3) Sink holes (4) Fiords
Description : The food chain refers to the transfer of energy from : (1) the interior of the earth to the surface (2) lower to higher latitudes (3) one organism to another (4) organisms of the land to those of the sea by means of river
Last Answer : one organism to another
Description : A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called (1) Bay (2) Isthmus (3) Lagoon (4) Strait
Last Answer : Lagoon
Description : The tides in the sea are primarily due to (1) the atmospheric effect of the Earth (2) the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth (3) the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth (4) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Last Answer : the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Description : A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a: (1) Strait (2) Sound (3) Bay (4) Fjord
Last Answer : Bay
Description : Terrigenous deposits are found in (1) Deep Sea Plain (2) Ocean Trenches (3) Rift Valley (4) Continental Shelf and Slope
Last Answer : Continental Shelf and Slope
Description : The ‘EL Nino’ phenomena which sparks climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the (1) Sea of China (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean
Last Answer : Pacific Ocean
Description : A semi enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea is called (1) Estuary (2) Fjord (3) Cove (4) Ria coast
Last Answer : Estuary
Description : The Sargasso sea is situated in the : (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Last Answer : Atlantic Ocean
Description : El Nino occurs over (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Pacific Ocean (4) Mediterranean Sea
Description : In sea, plants are restricted up to the depth of (1) 20 m (2) 200 m (3) 1000 m (4) 2000 m
Last Answer : 200 m
Description : Sea water is saltier than rain water because (1) rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea (2) sea beds have salt producing mines (3) sea animals are salt producing (4) the air around the sea is saltish
Last Answer : rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
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 : The main cause of Tsunami is : (1) Volcanoes (2) Cyclones (3) Earthquake on sea floor (4) Moon’s attraction
Last Answer : Earthquake on sea floor
Description : The term territorial water means (1) The water found within the country in form of rivers and lakes (2) The water secured from other countries (3) The water which is supplied to other countries (4) Water of the sea located close to the coast of a country
Last Answer : Water of the sea located close to the coast of a country
Description : Atoll is a kind of (1) sand-dune (2) lake (3) sandbar (4) inland sea
Last Answer : inland sea
Description : Sea breeze is formed during (1) Day time (2) Night time (3) Both (4) Seasonal
Last Answer : Day time
Description : Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as (1) Tides (2) Tsunami (3) Current (4) Cyclone
Last Answer : Tsunami
Description : El Nino is (1) a warm ocean current (2) sea storm (3) tropical disturbance (4) another name of typhoon
Last Answer : a warm ocean current
Description : Echo sounding is the tech-nique applied to— (1) measure the depth of the sea (2) measure the amplitude of sound waves (3) record earthquake waves (4) record the density of air in the atmosphere
Last Answer : measure the depth of the sea
Description : Tides in the sea have stored in them : (1) Hydraulic energy (2) Kinetic energy (3) Gravitational potential energy (4) A combination of all the above three forms of energy
Last Answer : Gravitational potential energy
Description : Which from the following, is a landlocked sea ? (1) Timor Sea (2) Arafura Sea (3) Greeland Sea (4) Aral Sea
Last Answer : Aral Sea