INSOLATION (2)

INSOLATION (2)

How is Heat Balance Achieved?

1. Conduction 
2. Convection 
3. Land breeze and sea breeze 
So the earth gets heated more because of the terrestrial radiations rather than insolation. 

Factor affecting the Distribution of Temperature

LATITUDE 

• Temperature decreases with increase in latitude. 

ALTITUDE 

Temperature of the atmosphere and altitude are inter related. The higher the altitude the lower the temperature. 

DISTANCE FROM THE SEA 

Sea breeze and Land breeze.

SLOPE OF THE LAND 

WIND AND OCEAN CURRENTS 

Multiple Choice

Currents which flow from higher poles latitudes to lower latitudes in Equatorial regions carry ________ .

• Warm water to cooler regions.

• Cool water to warmer regions

Multiple Choice

Reversal in the vertical distribution of temperature is known as _______.

• Normal Lapse rate

• Inversion of Temperature

Multiple Choice

The landmass gets heated and cooled _____

• Fast

• Slow

Multiple Choice

The height of a place above the mean sea level is known as _____.

• Latitude

• Altitude

Multiple Choice

Decrease of temperature by 1 degree with every 166 m increase in height is known as ______ .

• Normal Lapse rate

• Inversion of temperature

Multiple Choice

The heat radiated by the earth which warms the layers of air above it by direct contact is called _______

• Convection

• Conduction

Multiple Choice

The transfer of heat by circulatory movement is called ______.

• Convection

• Conduction