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  1. The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as ________

  2. A.

     Anabatic wind

    B.

     Khamsin

    C.

     Katabatic wind

    D.

     Harmattan

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  3. The layer of atmosphere which reflects radio waves is

  4. A.

     Ionosphere

    B.

     Troposphere

    C.

     Stratosphere

    D.

     Exosphere

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  5. Venus has atmosphere made up of

  6. A.

     Ammonia

    B.

     Carbon dioxide

    C.

     Helium

    D.

     Hydrogen

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  7. The core of the Earth is also known as

  8. A.

     Lithosphere

    B.

     Mesosphere

    C.

     Barysphere

    D.

     Centrosphere

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  9. The capacity of the Atmosphere to hold water vapour

  10. A.

     Increases as the temperature increases

    B.

     Decreases as the temperature increases

    C.

     Increases as the temperature decreases

    D.

     Decreases as the temperature decreases

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  11. Northern part of Australia is typified by which one of the following?

  12. A.

     Equatorial climate

    B.

     Mediterranean climate

    C.

     Temperate climate

    D.

     Monsoon climate

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  13. Mist is a result of which one of the following?

  14. A.

     Condensation

    B.

     Evaporation

    C.

     Sublimation

    D.

     Saturation

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  15. The instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air is ________

  16. A.

     Hygrometer

    B.

     Hydrograph

    C.

     Pantograph

    D.

     Barograph

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  17. The hot dry local winds that blow on the eastern side of the Alps Mountain are known as ________

  18. A.

     Chinook

    B.

     Foehn

    C.

     Khamsin

    D.

     Sirocco

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  19. The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates:

  20. A.

     Tropical cyclones

    B.

     Inter-tropical convergence

    C.

     Temperate cyclones

    D.

     Tropospheric instability

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