Question

I. Multiple choice questions: 1. Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun rays? ______________________ a) Carbon dioxide b) Nitrogen c) Ozone 2. The most important layer of the atmosphere is ______________________ a) Troposphere b) Thermosphere c) Mesosphere 3. Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is free from clouds? ______________________ a) Troposphere b) Stratosphere c) Mesosphere 4. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure ______________________ a) Increases b) Decreases c) Remains the same 5. When precipitation comes down to the earth in the liquid form, it is called ___________________ a) cloud b) Rain c) Snow 6. The hot and dry local wind of northern planes of India called loo is a type of: ____________________ a) Permanent wind b) Seasonal wind c) Local Wind 7. Which gas is known as green house gas? __________________________ a) Oxygen b) Carbon dioxide c) Nitrogen 8. Ionosphere is a part of which layer? __________________________ a) Troposphere b) Thermosphere c) Mesosphere 9. Westerlies and easterlies are kind of ______________________ a) Permanent wind b) Seasonal wind c) Local Wind 10. Generally the warm ocean current originate near __________________________________ a) Poles b) Equator c) None of these 11. When the water on the surface of the ocean rises and falls alternately, they are called ____________ a) Waves b) Wind c) Tsunami 12. Streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite directions are called ________ a) Ocean currents b) Wind c) Tide 13. Labrador ocean current is a type of ______________________ current a) Warm b) Cold c) none of these 14. The Gulf Stream is a ______________________ current a) Warm b) Cold c) none of these II. Answer in one word: 1. The movement of air from high pressure area to low pressure areas is called _____________________ 2. The average weather condition of a place for a longer period of time is called _____________________ 3. The Instrument is used to measure rainfall _______________________ 4. The Instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure _______________________ 5. Moisture in the air is known as __________________________ 6. The degree of hotness and coldness of the air is known as ______________________ 7. The Instrument which shows the direction of the wind _______________________ 8. It is an artificial enclosure for keeping small house plants ________________________ 9. The name of the sea in Israel which has maximum salinity (salt content) ________________________ 10. The name of Japanese word which means ‘Harbour waves’: __________________________ 11. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called a _____________________ III. Define: a) Neap Tide h) Air Pressure b) Spring Tide I) Weather c) Ocean Currents j) Global warming d) Water cycle e) Precipitation f) Tsunami g) Humidity

Answer 1

1.ozone
2.mesosphere
3.rain gauge
4.barometer
5.humidity
6.temperature
7.wind vane

Answer 2

MCQS

1.Ozone
7.Carbon dioxide
10.Equator
11.Tsunami