by increasing the air temperature

FogDispersal
short period either or by
he
also be
cleared for
clcared a
aircraft to land and take off.
Fog
can
above, ally to enable
especially
the fog as
eding
Classification o f Rainfall
64 mm;
Moderate 7- 35.5 mm; Rather Heavy 35.6
ht< 7.5
mm; 250 mm
65-84.9 mm; Very Heavy 85 mm or more; Exceptionally Heavy
Heavy
QUESTIONS ON PRECIPITATION

and ice particles co-exist, the ice crystals grow at the expense
When super cooled water drops
Q1. because
of the water drops
over water drops is less than over the ice crystals
(a) Saturation vapour pressure
over the 1ce crystals is less than over water drops
(b) Saturation vapour pressure
convert into water drops
(c) The ice crystals
level are called
The clouds whose tops extend well above the freezing
Q2 b) Cold Clouds (c) Moderate Clouds
(a) Warm Clouds

freezing level called

The clouds whose tops do not extend to the
are
Q3.
(a) Warm Clouds (b) Cold Clouds (c) Moderate Clouds

Q4. Coalescence Theory explains occurrence of rainfall from the

(a) Warm Clouds (b) Cold Clouds (c) Both types of Clouds
Q5. Ice crystal Theory explains occurrence of rainfall from the
(a) Warm Clouds (b) Cold Clouds (c) Both types of Clouds
Q6. Giant Nucleus Theory explains occurrence of rainfall over
(a) Maritime areas (b) Inland areas
(c)Hillyareas
7. Very heavy precipitation as showers over a short period is called
(a) Flash floods (b) Cloud Burst (c) Orographic Rain
Q8. Rain shadow area is on
the . .
of the mountain range
a) Top (b) Windward side (c) Leeward side
Q9. Sleet is a
mixture of
(a)Hail&Snow (6) Rain & Snow (c) Frozen Rain

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Rainfall in the tropics is more

Q10. (b) Summers (c) Post monsoon

(a) Winters
in the
Rainfall in the tropics is more

Q11. (b) Afterroon (c) Night

(a) Morning
latitudes is more in
Rainfall in the temperate
Q12. (b) Summers (c) Spring
(a) Winters
in
Himalayas Rainfall is
more
Over J&K and
western
Q13. (c) Post monsoon
(b) Summers
(a) Winters

coastal areas is more in the

Q14. Rainfall over
(b) Aftermoon (c) Night & early morning
(a) Evening
are rain shadow areas
Q15. Areas to the . of western Ghats of India
(b) S (c) E
(a) W
floods is called
Q16. A sudden rise in the level of rivers or streams causing
Flash Floods
(a) Cloud Burst (b) Catchments flooding (c)

Q17. making is also termed as

Artificial rain
(b) Cloud seeding (c) Nucleation
(a) Simulation

Q18. Fog can be dispersed for a

short period by artificial stimulation
(a) True (b) False

from
Q19. Showery precipitation occurs

(b) AC (c) CB
(a) NS
mm or more
called Rainy day when rainfall in 24 hr is
day is
. . . . . . . . . .

Q20. A
(a) 1.5 (b) 2 (c) 2.5

ANSWERS
12
7 9 10
Q 2 3 5 6
b
b
A. b b a b b

Q. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A. c C b

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