Question Bank

1. The cloud whose tops extend well above the freezing level are called

2. Rain shadow area is on the _____ of the mountain range

3. A sudden rise in the level of rivers or streams causing floods is called

4. Areas to the _____ of western Ghats of India are rain shadow areas

5. Artificial rain making is also termed as

6. Rainfall over coastal areas is more in the

7. Showery precipitation occurs from

8. Fog can be dispersed for short period by artificial stimulation

9. Very heavy precipitation as showers over a short period is called

10. Rainfall in the tropics is more in the

11. Sleet is a mixture of

12. The clouds whose tops do not extend to the freezing level are called

13. Over J&K and western Himalayas Rainfall is more in

14. When supercooled water drops and ice particles co-exist the ice crystals grow at the expense of the water drops because

15. Coalescence Theory explains occurrence of rainfall from the

16. Ice crystal Theory explains occurrence of rainfall from the

17. A day is called Rainy day when rainfall in 24 hr is ______ mm or more

18. Giant Nucleus Theory explains occurrence of rainfall over