Daily Quiz- 190
Winds and clouds
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1. The “Horse Latitudes” are regions of:
A) Strong trade winds
B) Weak winds & high pressure
C) Cyclogenesis
D) Low pressure
2. Which cloud type produces continuous rain?
A) Cirrus
B) Cumulonimbus
C) Nimbostratus
D) Altostratus
3. Polar vortex is strongest in:
A) Northern Hemisphere summer
B) Northern Hemisphere winter
C) Southern Hemisphere summer
D) Equinoxes
4. “Walker circulation” is disrupted during:
A) La Niña
B) El Niño
C) Both
D) None
5. The Bergeron process is important for:
A) Snow formation in tropics
B) Precipitation in mid-latitudes
C) Oceanic salinity
D) Jet stream shifts
Answers Quiz 189 (August 14)
1. A – It shifts with monsoon progression.
2. B – Urban surfaces trap heat, enhancing inversion effects.
3. B – Warm, dry downslope winds.
4. A – Rs 11,872 mm/year.
5. A – Moisture-laden winds from Bay of Bengal.
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