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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Anticyclones.
1. Anticyclone is a region where the atmospheric pressure is high compared with that of adjacent areas.
2. Their extent is always small.
3. In the northern hemisphere the general wind circulation is clockwise round the anticyclone.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
1 and 3 are correct.
Anticyclone is a region where the atmospheric pressure is high compared with that of adjacent areas. In the northern hemisphere the general wind circulation is clockwise round the anticyclone, while in the southern hemisphere it is anticlockwise. The extents are generally large and the effects are also pronounced.Incorrect
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Anticyclone is a region where the atmospheric pressure is high compared with that of adjacent areas. In the northern hemisphere the general wind circulation is clockwise round the anticyclone, while in the southern hemisphere it is anticlockwise. The extents are generally large and the effects are also pronounced. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following are the conditions for the emergence of a tropical cyclone?
1. Large and continuous supply of warm and moist air.
2. Strong Coriolis force
3. Strong vertical wind
4. Unstable condition through the Troposphere
Select the correct answer codeCorrect
1, 2 and 4 are correct.
Some initial conditions for the emergence of a tropical cyclone are:
(i) Large and continuous supply of warm and moist air that can release enormous latent heat.
(ii) Strong Coriolis force that can prevent filling of low pressure at the centre (absence of Coriolis force near the equator prohibits the formation of tropical cyclone between 0°-5° latitude).
(iii) Unstable condition through the troposphere that creates local disturbances around which a cyclone develops.
(iv) Finally, absence of strong vertical wind wedge, which disturbs the vertical transport of latent heat.Incorrect
1, 2 and 4 are correct.
Some initial conditions for the emergence of a tropical cyclone are:
(i) Large and continuous supply of warm and moist air that can release enormous latent heat.
(ii) Strong Coriolis force that can prevent filling of low pressure at the centre (absence of Coriolis force near the equator prohibits the formation of tropical cyclone between 0°-5° latitude).
(iii) Unstable condition through the troposphere that creates local disturbances around which a cyclone develops.
(iv) Finally, absence of strong vertical wind wedge, which disturbs the vertical transport of latent heat. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Coriolis force?
1. It results from the Earth’s revolution around the Sun.
2. It deflects winds towards the right in Northern Hemisphere and left in Southern hemisphere.
3. It is one of the causes of the directional change of ocean currents.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
2 and 3 are correct.
Coriolis force is formed due to rotation of earth not revolution.Incorrect
2 and 3 are correct.
Coriolis force is formed due to rotation of earth not revolution. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsAs one moves from Equator towards Poles, one will observe:
1. Decrease in length of longitudes.
2. Decrease in altitude.
3. Decrease in distance between longitudes.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?Correct
1 and 2 are incorrect.
Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. The meridians of longitude converge at the poles.
Unlike the parallels of latitude, longitudes are all equal in length. Altitude is the height of a place over sea level. Altitude has no correlation with latitude or longitude of a place. As longitudes converge towards the poles, the distance between the longitudes decreases pole wards.Incorrect
1 and 2 are incorrect.
Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. The meridians of longitude converge at the poles.
Unlike the parallels of latitude, longitudes are all equal in length. Altitude is the height of a place over sea level. Altitude has no correlation with latitude or longitude of a place. As longitudes converge towards the poles, the distance between the longitudes decreases pole wards. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
Only statement 2 is correct.
Annual range of temperature is relatively low in larger ocean.
Annual range temperature is relatively high in Northern hemisphere due to continental influence (Large land area in Northern hemisphere w.r.t southern hemisphere).Incorrect
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