Question Bank

1. The flow of heat from earth surface is 77% by

2. -40°C = -40°F

3. Intense radiation are emitted by

4. ALBEDO is

5. Higher the temperature ______ would be the wavelength of emitted radiation

6. Diurnal variation of temperature over ocean is _____

7. The wavelength of most intense radiation is inversely proportional to its

8. Heat is the _____ of the KE of all the molecules and atoms of a substance

9. The door of Stevenson's screen should open

10. A clear and calm night is cooler than a cloudy night, because nocturnal radiation

11. Convert 68°F into Kelvin temperature

12. The liquid used in Minimum Thermometer is

13. Which surface will cause higher diurnal variation

14. Surface Temperature is recorded at a height of _____ above ground

15. If temperature does not change in a layer with height on a day indicates

16. Minimum temperature is reached at

17. Specific heat of land is _____ than that of water

18. The solar radiation consists of about 46%

19. Solar radiation received by the earth is

20. Boiling point of water is

21. On a clear day the amount of solar radiation received by earth surface is

22. An air parcel is lifted till it gets saturated. The temperature attained by its called

23. Air is a bad conductor of heat. A parcel of air can therefore be regarded as insulated from the environment

24. Warmer the earth _____ will be the Nocturnal radiation

25. At a coastal station the diurnal variation of temperature depends on

26. Rise in temperature of a surface is proportional to its specific heat

27. During day the ambient temperature is _____ than ground

28. Hot bodies (like sun) radiate

29. Snow surface reflects about ______ % of solar radiation

30. Freezing point of water is

31. Water vapour is transparent to terrestrial radiation

32. Diurnal variation of temperature is least on a day when it is

33. Diurnal variation of temperature is greatest when wind is

34. Boiling point of water is

35. Amount of Solar radiation received per unit area is

36. Freezing point of water is

37. Cloudy nights are

38. Diurnal variation of temperature is maximum over

39. The total energy radiated by a black body is proportional to its temperature(T)