WorksheetsCh-9 Climate
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?
(a) Silcher
b) Mawsynram
c) Cherrapunji
d)Guwahati
What causes rainfall in West Bengal during the hot weather season?
a) Kaal Baisakhi
b) South west Monsoons
c) Retreating
d) None of these
Which one of the following states in India suffers from loo?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Gujarat
d) All of these
The Indian subcontinent experiences comparatively milder winters as compared to Central Asia due to which of the following factors?
a) The Tropic of Cancer
b) The surrounding seas
c) The Himalayas
d) Ocean currents
The peninsular part of India experiences peak summers earlier than northern India because :
a) There is less rainfall in the peninsula during that time.
b) Cold waves from Central Asia sweeps through the northern plains during the time.
c) Due to northward movement of the sun, the global heat belt shifts northward
d) Clouds do not form in those months
Due to which of the following reasons are the southwest monsoons rain bearing winds?
a) They blow from low pressure area of northeastern India towards the seas
b) They are seasonal winds
c) They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture
d) They strike the Himalayas
Which of the following places of India experiences extreme type of climate?
a) Shillong
b) Bengaluru
c) Chennai
d) Delhi
The wind blows southwards and gets deflected due to which force?
a) Gravitational force
b) Frictional force
c) Coriolis force
d) Magnetic force
Which winds brings widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?
(a) Sea breeze
(b) North easterly
(c) Southwest monsoon winds
(d) None of these
In ____________ there is a wide difference between day and night temperatures.
Thiruvanantpuram
Jaisalmer
Andaman & Nicobar island
Kochi
__________ refers to the seasonal reversal in the wind direction during a year.
Western Cyclonic Disturbance
LOO
Kaal Baisakhi
Monsoon
A characteristic feature of the ________ season over the northern plains is the inflow of cyclonic disturbances from the west and the northwest.
Cold weather
Hot Weather
Spring
Autumn
The monsoon rains take place only for a few days at a time. They are interspersed with rainless intervals. Which are known by this term.
Flow
Breaks
Blast
Base
These parts of India receives less than 60 cm rainfall.
Western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab.
Andhra pradesh and Tamilnadu
Manipur and Tripura
None of the options
An apparent force caused by the earth’s rotation. The Coriolis force is responsible for deflecting winds towards the right in the northern hemisphere and towards the left in the southern hemisphere. This is also known as_____
Ferrel's Law
Tobler's law
Faber's law
All of them
What is climate?
sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for long time
state of atmosphere
levels of temperatures
distribution of rainfall
How many climatic controls are there
4
7
3
6
The amount of solar energy received varies according to __________due to the curvature of the earth
Altitude
Pressure and winds
Latitude
Longitude
What happens when we go to the higher altitude from earth's surface?
Temperature decreases
Temperature increases
Temperature doesn't change
Which climatic control influences the temperature and rainfall pattern.
Altitude
Relief
Pressure and Wind systems
Ocean currents
What acts a barrier for cold /hot winds?
Buildings
Mountains
Trees
Plateaus
What is precipitation?
Any form of moistures which falls on earth
Rain
Snow
Hail
