General Knowledge :: Atmosphere
- Choose the correct option with the correct sequence of the layers of atmosphere
- Which of the following is specially true of anticyclones in the southern hemisphere?
- Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
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Which of the following is/are characteristic of a depression in the southern hemisphere?
I. It is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape
II. Pressure is high in the centre and decreases towards the outside
III. Air moves anti-clockwise - The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
- What is approximately the quantum of the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at sea level?
- At low elevation which among the following clouds are to be found ?
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The jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the appropriate explanation?
1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context? - The most important factor in thunderstorms development is ________