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Free download in PDF Weather and Climate Multiple Choice Questions with Answers for competitive exams. These short objective type questions with answers are very important for Board exams as well as competitive exams like UPSC, NDA, SSC etc. These short solved questions or quizzes are provided by Gkseries.
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What is a cloud made of?
[A]
water droplets
[B]
gases
[C]
rain or snow
[D]
warm and dry
62
What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?
[A]
warm
[B]
stormy
[C]
sunny
[D]
windy
63
What tool measures air pressure?
[A]
thermometer
[B]
anemometer
[C]
psychrometer
[D]
barometer
64
Which of the following increases air’s ability to hold water vapor?
[A]
increase in wind speed
[B]
increase in temperature
[C]
decrease in temperature
[D]
decrease in air pressure
Answer: increase in temperature
65
A windsock does NOT
[A]
consist of a cone-shaped bag.
[B]
measure wind speed.
[C]
measure wind direction.
[D]
allow wind to pass through it.
Answer: measure wind speed.
66
Which information can you get from a weather map?
[A]
a 5-day weather forecast
[B]
wind speeds and directions
[C]
the locations of cold fronts
[D]
barometric pressure
Answer: the locations of cold fronts
67
Which describes an altocumulus cloud?
[A]
high, feathery cloud
[B]
puffy mid-level cloud
[C]
low storm cloud
[D]
high cloud made of ice crystals
Answer: puffy mid-level cloud
68
A continental polar air mass forms in
[A]
the Pacific Ocean.
[B]
northern Canada.
[C]
the Gulf of Mexico.
[D]
the desert Southwest
69
Which of the following does NOT collect weather-related data from the upper atmosphere?
[A]
weather balloon
[B]
Doppler radar
[C]
psychrometer
[D]
weather satellite
70
Prevailing winds that travel to a region across a large body of water would probably make the region’s climate
[A]
warmer
[B]
wetter
[C]
cooler
[D]
drier
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