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Weather and Climate – 8th Geography | 25 Questions (Pressure, Temperature, Humidity, Winds, Instruments) - Weather geography quiz 8th English
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01. Weather refers to the condition of the atmosphere over?
A
A long period
B
A short period of time
C
A whole year
D
A century
02. Climate is the average weather of a place over about?
A
1 year
B
5 years
C
10 years
D
30 years
03. Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
A
Barometer
B
Hygrometer
C
Anemometer
D
Rain gauge
04. Humidity is measured with a?
A
Barometer
B
Anemometer
C
Hygrometer
D
Wind vane
05. Wind speed is measured by?
A
Wind vane
B
Anemometer
C
Barometer
D
Thermometer
06. The direction of wind is shown by?
A
Anemometer
B
Rain gauge
C
Hygrometer
D
Wind vane
07. The maximum and minimum temperatures of a day are recorded by?
A
Six's maximum–minimum thermometer
B
Clinical thermometer
C
Barometer
D
Hygrometer
08. The duration of sunshine is recorded by?
A
Seismograph
B
Barograph
C
Campbell–Stokes sunshine recorder
D
Hygrograph
09. Atmospheric pressure is commonly expressed in?
A
Decibels
B
Millibars
C
Joules
D
Knots
10. What is the average atmospheric pressure at sea level?
A
1013.25 mb
B
913.25 mb
C
1113.25 mb
D
813.25 mb
11. As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure?
A
Increases
B
Decreases
C
Remains the same
D
Doubles
12. The normal lapse rate of temperature is about?
A
1°C per 1000 m
B
3.5°C per 1000 m
C
6.5°C per 1000 m
D
10°C per 100 m
13. Lines joining places of equal temperature are called?
A
Isobars
B
Isohyets
C
Isotherms
D
Isohalines
14. Lines joining places of equal atmospheric pressure are called?
A
Isotherms
B
Isohyets
C
Contours
D
Isobars
15. The temperature at which air becomes saturated and condensation begins is?
A
Boiling point
B
Dew point
C
Freezing point
D
Melting point
16. The ratio of actual water vapour in air to the maximum it can hold at that temperature is?
A
Absolute humidity
B
Specific humidity
C
Relative humidity
D
Saturation
17. Incoming solar radiation is called?
A
Insolation
B
Radiation balance
C
Albedo
D
Conduction
18. The wind blowing from sea to land during the day is?
A
Land breeze
B
Sea breeze
C
Mountain breeze
D
Valley breeze
19. A land breeze blows?
A
From land to sea at night
B
From sea to land by day
C
From land to sea by day
D
From sea to land at night
20. The scientific study of weather is called?
A
Climatology
B
Meteorology
C
Seismology
D
Oceanography
21. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis force deflects winds to the?
A
Left
B
Upward
C
Right
D
No deflection
22. The calm low-pressure belt near the equator is called?
A
Doldrums
B
Horse latitudes
C
Westerlies
D
Polar front
23. Winds blowing from the subtropical high-pressure belts towards the equator are?
A
Westerlies
B
Polar easterlies
C
Trade winds
D
Monsoon winds
24. Rainfall caused when moist air rises over a mountain barrier is?
A
Convectional
B
Cyclonic
C
Frontal
D
Orographic (relief)
25. The afternoon rainfall typical of equatorial regions is?
A
Orographic
B
Convectional
C
Cyclonic
D
Frontal
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