Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of
Precipitation
Condensation
Insolation
Radiation
Horizontal transfer of heat through the wind is
Advection
Convection
Conduction
None of these
Relative humidity is measured using the instrument called
dry bulb thermometer
wet and bulb thermometer
stream thermometer
none of these
The incoming solar radiation on earth is known as ____________
Terrestrial
As we go up in troposphere layer of the atmosphere the pressure
Increases
Decreases
No change
All of these
Consider the following statements about Nimbus clouds:1. These are thick dark - grey or black clouds2. They are found at very low height3. They bring sharp showers, and rumble with lightning and thunderWhich of the above statements are true?
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
1,2 and 3
The difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded for a place during a period of one day is called :
Daily mean temperature
Dinural range temperature
Daily average temperature
Mean monthly temperature
Which is an imaginary line joining places having equal temperature, reduce to sea level?
isotherm
Altitude
Latitude