ABELE Quiz 1 (Hydrometeorology)

These are agents of heat transfer in the atmosphere.

• Methane

• Water vapor

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• NOTA

It is the phase change process in which precipitation changes directly from solid to gas state. 

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Deposition

• NOTA

It is the upper limit of the Earth’s Atmosphere. 

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• NOTA

The most important weather element since it drives the atmospheric and oceanic circulation that powers the winds and storms. 

• Solar radiation

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Rainfall

• NOTA

It is the band of clouds characterized by a low pressure encircling the earth and lies near the equator.

• Easterly waves

• Tropical cyclone

• Fronts

• Intertropical Convergence Zone

• NOTA

This is a climatic control which pertains to the boundary which separates the two types of air masses – warm air and cold air.

• Easterly waves

• Fronts

• Tropical cyclone

• Intertropical Convergence Zone

• NOTA

 This pertains to the tilt of the Earth’s axis. 

• Eccentricity

• Obliquity

• Precession

• Aphelion

• NOTA

What is current value of the Earth’s eccentricity?

• 0.017

• 0.107

• 0.071

• 0.701

• NOTA

It is the farthest point on the Earth's orbit from the Sun.

• Perihelion

• Aphelion

• Equinox

• Solstice

• NOTA

The value of the solar constant if the Earth-Sun distance is 1.496x10^11 m. 

• 1638 W/m²

• 1368 W/m²

• 3618 W/m²

• 6138 W/m²

• NOTA