Description : Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three? (1) Sand desert (2) Land covered with fresh snow (3) Prairie land (4) Paddy crop land
Last Answer : (2) Land covered with fresh snow Explanation: Albedo is the fraction of solar energy (shortwave radiation) reflected from the Earth back into space. It is a measure of the reflectivity of the earth's surface. Ice, especially with snow on top of it on land, has the highest albedo.
Description : Which reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three ? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Land covered with fresh snow'
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Description : Which reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three?
Last Answer : Land covered with fresh snow
Description : 1. The United Nations declared 2013 as the International Year of which coperation? 2. What is an instrument for measuring the rate of transpiration? 3. By whom was an inter-State Council ... connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal? 20. Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in whose book?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. Water Cooperation 2. Potometer 3. President 4. Land covered with fresh snow 5. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 6. Glass 7. One vote 8. Textile industry 9. Loess soil 10. Harshavardhana 11. ... Inscription 16. 54 17. The Power and Glory 18. Ventral nerve cord 19. Palk Strait 20. Vishakhdatta
Description : Photographic plates are covered with black paper because (a) the cellulose acetate of the paper must remain fresh (b) sunlight is easily absorbed by black paper and it helps develop the film ... paper prevents contact with light (d) the conversion of silver bromide to metallic silver is essential
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : Why isn't all of energy that grass gets from sunlight passed on to the prairie dogs that eat the grass?
Last Answer : by pooping
Description : Are prairie dogs in the desert?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Hanta virus is present in the desert southwest for those in contact with a. Mouse Droppings b. Ticks; Leukocytes c. Mosquitoes d. Prairie Dogs
Last Answer : a. Mouse Droppings
Description : Air over the oceans is colder in summer and warmer in winter compared with air over the continental regions. This is because (a) Water is translucent and has a relatively high heat capacity compared ... B are true (e) The effect is due to the changes in circulation between continents and oceans
Last Answer : (d) Both A and B are true
Description : The snow on the mountains does NOT melt all at once when it is heated by the sum because: (1) It becomes very hard (2) It reflects most of the heat from the sum (3) it has a low specific heat capacity (4) it has a high latent heat of fusion
Last Answer : (2) It reflects most of the heat from the sum Explanation: Newly formed snow reflects about 90 per cent of the sunlight that falls upon it. This means that the sun is powerless to melt clean snow. And when ... on a spring day because of the sun's heat. It melts because of the warm air from the sea.
Description : The snow on the mountains does NOT melt all at once when it is heated by the sun because: (1) it becomes very hard (2) it reflects most of the heat from the sun (3) it has a low specific heat capacity (4) it has a high latent heat of fusion
Last Answer : it reflects most of the heat from the sun
Description : To what does the atmosphere's "greenhouse effect" refer to? w) the fact that ozone reflects ultraviolet radiation x) the fact that air prevents heat from leaving the earth y) the fact that clouds prevent sunlight from reaching the earth z) the fact that green plants use sunlight to produce food
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE FACT THAT AIR PREVENTS HEAT FROM LEAVING THE EARTH
Description : Mud houses are cooler in summers and wanner in winters as compared to brick houses because (1) mud is a good conductor (2) mud is a bad conductor (3) mud is a poor insulator (4) evaporation of water causes cooling in summers and sunlight coming through holes causes warming in winters
Last Answer : (2) mud is a bad conductor Explanation: The houses made of mud and thatched roofs are cool in summer and warm in winter as the thatched roof contains large amount of trapped air and also mud is ... . In summer, the outside heat cannot enter the house and in winter, inside heat cannot flow outside.
Description : Mud houses are cooler in summers and warmer in winters as compared to brick houses because (1) mud is a good conductor (2) mud is a bad conductor (3) mud is a poor insulator (4) evaporation of water causes cooling in summers and sunlight coming through holes causes warming in winters
Last Answer : mud is a bad conductor
Description : Soldier insect harms which crop more (a) Urad (b) Arhar (c) Moong (d) Paddy
Last Answer : (d) Paddy
Description : Following are the statements regarding the Usar soil - 1. It is reclaimed by adding lime. 2. This soil has pH more than seven. 3. Paddy crop can be grown in this soil. Select the correct answer from the codes ... and 2 are correct b) 2 and 3 are correct c) Only 3 is correct d) Only 1 is correct
Last Answer : b) 2 and 3 are correct
Description : Which algae is used as biofertilizer in the production of crop paddy? -Do You Know?
Description : Which of the following is NOT a food crop? (a) Maize (b) Bajra (c) Paddy (d) Wheat (e) Cotton shop.ssbcrack.com
Last Answer : Ans: (e)
Description : Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop? (a) Paddy (b) Wheat (c) Mango (d) Bajara (e) None of these
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which algae is used as biofertilizer in the production of crop paddy?
Last Answer : Blue green algae
Description : Which aquatic fern is used to increase the yield in paddy crop? (a) Azolla (b) Salvinia (c) Marsilea (d) Isoetes
Last Answer : (a) Azolla
Description : Which of the following is a commercial crop? a) Cotton b) Bajra c) Jowar d) Paddy
Last Answer : a) Cotton
Description : Which of the following is a commercial crop? a. Paddy b. Wheat c. Soyabean d. Tur
Last Answer : c. Soyabean
Description : Recommended moisture contain for harvesting of paddy crop is between — percentage a. 21 to 23 b. 25 to 27 c. 10 to 15 d. 30 to 35
Last Answer : a. 21 to 23
Description : _______ is a rabi crop grown during the months from November to April . a) barley b)paddy c)maize d)sorghum
Last Answer : a) barley
Description : The snow on the mountains does not melt all at once when it is heated by the sun because _____ A. It becomes very hard It B. It reflects most of the heat from the sun C. It has a low specific heat capacity D. It has a high latent heat of fusion
Last Answer : ANSWER: B
Description : One sunny afternoon, three men go for a ride on a hot air balloon over the Sahara desert. An hour into the trip, the balloon begins to lose altitude. A month later, someone found one of the ballooners laying on the desert sand dead, naked, and holding half a toothpick. What happened to him? -Riddles
Last Answer : As the balloon lost altitude, the men took of their clothes and threw them overboard to decrease the weight of the balloon. The balloon continued to drop so the men drew straws to see who would be forced to jump. The dead man in the desert drew the shortest one (the half toothpick).
Description : “Camels have three eyelids! This is to protect their eyes from sand blowing in the desert.”
Last Answer : Two of the eyelids have eye lashes which help protect their eyes from sand. The third is a very thin lid which works as a sort of windshield wiper to clean off their eyes. It closes/opens from ... they can close that lid to protect their eyes from the sand, but still see where they are going.
Description : Compared to fresh Water, the freezing point of sea water is - (1) Higher (2) Lower (3) Same (4) Depends on the sea from which the water is sourced
Last Answer : (2) Lower Explanation: Ocean water freezes just like freshwater, but at lower temperatures.
Description : A power tiller is relatively more suitable for : A. Puddling of low land paddy fields with a rotary tiller B. Primary tillage of upland paddy fields with a rotary tillers C. Primary tillage with a mould board plough D. Farm transportation work
Last Answer : A. Puddling of low land paddy fields with a rotary tiller
Description : Animal like camel can easily walk in the desert sand while other animals like donkeys, dogs and horses cannot. Explain.
Last Answer : Ans: The camel has very broad and large feet. As a result of the large surface area in contact with the ground, it exerts less pressure on the sand and sinks only slightly in it. Other animals have ... pressure on the sand. As a result, they sink more in the sand and cannot walk easily in desert.
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 : has a long handled tool and a 120 mm diameter star wheel a) Engine operated weeder b) Cono weeder for paddy c) Dry land weeder d) Sweep
Last Answer : Dry land weeder
Description : is useful for uprooting and burying weeds between standing rows of rice crops in wetlands a) Sweep b) Engine operated weeder c) Cono weeder for paddy d) Dry land weeder
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Description : Consider the following four statements (1-4) about certain desert animals such as kangaroo, rat. (1) They have dark colour and high rate of reproduction and excrete solid urine. (2) They do ... water. (4) They excrete very concentrated urine and do not use water to regulate body temperature.
Last Answer : (c) 3 and 4
Description : Compared to terrestrial environments, aquatic environments are more stable in: w) temperature range x) producer consumer distribution y) sunlight absorbed z) number species
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- TEMPERATURE RANGE
Description : Which of the men is so prudent and wise as to say who drives me on my path, when I rise up strong, at times severe, powerfully prominent, sometimes vengeful, I travel throughout the land, burn houses. ... soul, both in water. Say who covers me, or how I am called, that bears that burden. -Riddles
Last Answer : A land storm.
Description : Should I allow my poultry livestock area to be covered by snow?
Last Answer : answer:Get a chicken coop. make sure you have proper climate control mechanism to avoid frostbite. Make sure the door is closed at night to prevent cold winds from blowing through the coop while they are ... can come and go. They prefer to be outside during the day, even in very cold weather.
Description : Confederate jasmine was covered in snow for 3 days after several days below freezinf
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Description : Mt. Kilimanjaro lies close to the equator but its peak is always covered with snow. Why? -Geography
Last Answer : Although Mt. Kilimanjaro is close to the equator, its peak is covered with snow due it is great height (5,895 m)
Description : Which animals are used to draw sledges over snow covered ground? -Geography
Last Answer : Dogs and Reindeers
Description : What are the tall mountains covered with snow called?
Description : Why is Mount Kilimanjaro snow covered?
Last Answer : Its peak is at a high enough altitude to maintain snow year round. Temperature is below freezing at such an altitude.
Description : What is a hill of sand in a desert called?
Last Answer : A hill of sand in a desert is normally referred to as a dune
Description : Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron? (a) Desert sand (b) Alluvial (c) Podzolic (d) Lateritic shop.ssbcrack.com
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as: (a) loamy soil (b) sandy soil (c) clayey soil (d) desert soil
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : The mirage is seen in a hot desert because of (a) The density of the layer of air increases with altitude (b) The density of the layer of air decreases with altitude (c) The reflection of light from the layers of sand (d) The total internal reflection from sand
Last Answer : Ans:(a)