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AIR (PART-2)

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_________ provides us the air we breathe and protects us from the harmful effects of the sun’s rays.

a) Hydrosphere

b) Atmosphere

c) Lithosphere

d) Biosphere

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Astronauts have to wear special protective space suits when they go to the moon. Because-

a) On the moon there is high air pressure.

b) On the moon there is no air and hence no air pressure.

c) These space suits are very light and help them in flying.

d) All of the above

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__________ is the incoming solar energy intercepted by the earth.

a) Insolation

b) Isolation

c) Terrestrial Radiation

d) None of the above

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Meteorites burn up in this layer on entering from the space.

a) Stratosphere

b) Mesosphere

c) Exosphere

d) Troposphere

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Which one of the following is the second most plentiful gas in the air?

a) Helium

b) Oxygen

c) Argon

d) Carbon dioxide

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Temperature in cities is much higher than that of villages. Because-

a) The concrete and metals in buildings and the asphalt of roads get heated up during the day.

b) The crowded high rise buildings of the cities trap the warm air and thus raise the temperature of the cities.

c) The heat received by the high rise buildings during the day is released in the night.

d) All of the above

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The average weather condition of a place for a longer period of time represents the ____ of a place.

a) Weather

b) Season

c) Climate

d) Weathering

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Almost all the weather phenomena like rainfall, fog and hailstorm occur in this layer.

a) Stratosphere

b) Mesosphere

c) Troposphere

d) Thermosphere

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The two gases which make up the bulk of the atmosphere are-

a) Nitrogen and oxygen

b) Carbon dioxide and oxygen

c) Nitrogen and Hydrogen

d) Ozone and oxygen

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Our earth is surrounded by a huge blanket of air called-

a) Atmosphere

b) Hydrosphere

c) Lithosphere

d) Biosphere

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QUIZ ON AIR (PART-2)