Which winds bring rainfall to South Asia?
Summer monsoon winds
Winter monsoon winds
Trade winds
Both (1) & (2)
What is not true about winds?
Wind motion is due to differential heating of different places on the earth's surface.
Direction and speed are two important aspects of winds.
During wind formation, air moves from low pressure areas to high pressure areas.
Wind's direction is influenced by the rotation of the earth
Which of these is responsible for blowing of wind?
Unequal heating of earth
Air pressure
Climate
The pellets of frozen rain or ice falling in showers from clouds is called:
Mist
Hail
Fog
Rain
Scientist who study about weather are known as:
Astrologist
Weatherlogist
Meteorologist
Astronomers
The envelope of air around the earth is known as:
Atmosphere
Stratosphere
Hydrosphere
Troposphere
Why does a paper strip flies when air blow over it?
Because upward air pressure decreases
Because downward air pressure increases
Upward air pressure decreases than downward air pressure
Which is not a type of wind current on earth?
Polar easterlies
Westerlies
Monsoon winds
Chances of storms are more in
winter
day
autumn
summer
The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator is represented by:
Latitude
Parallels
Longitude
Grid
