Question

Multiple choice questions.
(i) The sun is directly overhead at noon on 21st June at:
(a) The equator (c) 23.5° N
(b) 23.5° S (d) 66.5° N
(ii) In which one of the following cities, are the days the longest?
(a) Tiruvanantpuram (c) Hyderabad
(b) Chandigarh (d) Nagpur
(iii) The atmosphere is mainly heated by the:
(a) Short wave solar radiation (c) Long wave terrestrial radiation
(b) Reflected solar radiation (d) Scattered solar radiation
(iv) Make correct pairs from the following two columns.
(i) Insolation (a) The difference between the mean
temperature of the warmest and the coldest
months
(ii) Albedo (b) The lines joining the places of equal
temperature
(iii) Isotherm (c) The incoming solar radiation
(iv) Annual range (d) The percentage of visible light reflected by
an object
(v) The main reason that the earth experiences highest temperatures in the
subtropics in the northern hemisphere rather than at the equator is :
(a) Subtropical areas tend to have less cloud cover than equatorial areas.
(b) Subtropical areas have longer day hours in the summer than the
equatorial.
(c) Subtropical areas have an enhanced "green house effect" compared
to equatorial areas.
(d) Subtropical areas are nearer to the oceanic areas than the equatorial
locations.

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is option b.)subtropical.........the equatorial.

Answer 2

The right answer to the following questions are as follows:

(i) The sun is directly overhead at noon on 21st June at:

(c) 23.5° N

ii) City in which the days are the longest is:

(a) Tiruvanantpuram

(iii) The atmosphere is mainly heated by the:

(c) Long wave terrestrial radiation

(iv) The correct pairs from the following two columns are:

(i) Insolation (c) The incoming solar radiation.

(ii) Albedo (d) The percentage of visible light reflected by an object.

(iii) Isotherm (b)The lines joining the places of equal temperature.

(iv) Annual range  (a) The difference between the mean temperature of the warmest and the coldest months

(v) The main reason that the earth experiences highest temperatures in the

subtropics in the northern hemisphere rather than at the equator is :

(b) Subtropical areas have longer day hours in the summer than the equatorial.