Which type of rainfall is caused when masses of air pushed by wind are forced up the side of elevated land formations, such as large mountains
Cyclonic
All the above
Orographic
Convectional
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Which type of rainfall is caused when masses of air pushed by wind are forced up the side of elevated land formations, such as large mountains
Cyclonic
All the above
Orographic
Convectional
Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall
Cuba
Green land
Cyprus
Sumatra
Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?
Haze
Rain
Dew
Snow
When a form water falls from the clouds back down to Earth, it is called
Condensation
Snow
Precipitation
Evaporation
What is the most common form of precipitation?
Snow
Hail
Humidity
Rain
Water falling on earth surface in any form is called
precipitation
climate
weather
atmosphere
The seasonality of precipitation is affected by the seasonal movement of global and regional
Pressure systems
Cyclonic systems
None of these
Wind systems
The constant movement of water between Earth and the atmosphere is called the
Precipitation
Humidity
Sleet
Water Cycle
Rainshadow effect is associated with
Orographic rainfall
Convectional rainfall
Frontal rainfall
Cyclonic rainfall
In which region does rainfall occur throughout the year?
Polar region
Sub-polar region
Middle-Latitude region
Equatorial region
In mid-latitudes, convective precipitation is associated with
Squall lines
Warm fronts in very moist air
All the above
Cold fronts
If a small raindrop falls through air
Its velocity goes on decreasing
Its velocity goes on increasing for some time and then becomes constant
It falls with constant speed for some time and then its velocity increases
Its velocity goes on increasing
Hails are the falling of
lumps
vapors
rain
water
Had there been equator in place of the Tropic of cancer in India, the change caused in climate would be
Low temperature and high rainfall
High temperature and high rainfall
Low temperature and low rainfall
High temperature and low rainfall
Frontal Rain is caused by
Winds from sea
Cyclonic activity
Condensation of water evaporated from mountains
Convection currents
Cooled (condensed) droplets of water will come together to form
Cloud
Hail
Sleet
Snow
A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air is called?
Precipitation
Condensation
Humidity
Evaporation