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Question-1
Which of the following type of solar energy transfer occurs when there is a difference in temperature between surface of Earth and air?
(A)
Sensible heat transfer
(B)
Latent heat transfer
(C)
Ground heat transfer
(D)
Condensation
Question-2
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
(A)
Carbon dioxide
(B)
Nitrous oxide
(C)
Methane
(D)
All of the above
Question-3
Which of the following type of solar energy transfer occurs when a change of state or phase occurs in the atmosphere?
(A)
Sensible heat transfer
(B)
Latent heat transfer
(C)
Ground heat transfer
(D)
Condensation
Question-4
Which is the first country in the world to have declared a legally binding target on greenhouse gas emissions?
(A)
India
(B)
USA
(C)
Japan
(D)
UK
Question-5
What is the long term sustained change in the average global climate is called?
(A)
Global warming
(B)
Climate change
(C)
Tipping point
(D)
Insolation
Question-6
The amount of radiant energy received at the outer edge of the atmosphere is known as:
(A)
Insolation
(B)
Solar constant
(C)
Energy balance
(D)
Tipping point
Question-7
During the passage of large sunspot groups across our side of the sun, the Earth receives:
(A)
Increased solar energy
(B)
Decreased solar energy
(C)
No solar energy
(D)
Very fluctuating solar energy
Question-8
The rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation is known as:
(A)
Greenhouse effect
(B)
Condensation
(C)
Global warming
(D)
Insolation
Question-9
What is the approximate amount of solar energy received by Earth for each square meter of its surface?
(A)
100 watts
(B)
235 watts
(C)
342 watts
(D)
576 watts
Question-10
The phenomenon of a change in pattern of ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean is known as:
(A)
Peat bogs
(B)
El Nino
(C)
Heat wave
(D)
MJO
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Cambridge Advanced Grade 12
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