What is the name of the phenomenon where the temperature in the troposphere decreases with altitude? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
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What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere where the auroras occur?
Correct Answer: Option B
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The thermosphere is the layer of the atmosphere where the auroras (Northern and Southern Lights) occur due to the interaction of solar wind with the Earth's magnetic field.
The thermosphere is the layer of the atmosphere where the auroras (Northern and Southern Lights) occur due to the interaction of solar wind with the Earth's magnetic field.
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The Coriolis force is maximum at:
Correct Answer: Option B
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The Coriolis force is maximum at the poles and zero at the equator. It is directly related to the sine of latitude, so it increases from the equator to the poles.
The Coriolis force is maximum at the poles and zero at the equator. It is directly related to the sine of latitude, so it increases from the equator to the poles.
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Which of the following is the primary reason for the fog in San Francisco?
Correct Answer: Option B
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San Francisco experiences advection fog when warm, moist air from the Pacific moves over the cold California Current, cooling and condensing to form fog.
San Francisco experiences advection fog when warm, moist air from the Pacific moves over the cold California Current, cooling and condensing to form fog.
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