Which of the following statement is false?
i. Earth rotates from west to east.
ii.Earth takes 24 hours to complete one rotation.
iii. In one hour, the sun passes over 4° longitudes.
iv.The sun rises in the east.
Consider the following factors:
- Rotation of the Earth
- Air pressure and wind
- Density of ocean water
- Revolution of the Earth
Which of the above factors influence the ocean currents?
La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino?
1.La Nina is characterised by unusually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino is characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2.El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Normally, the temperature decreases with the increase in height from the Earth’s surface, because?
1.The atmosphere can be heated upwards only from the Earth’s surface
2.There is more moisture in the upper atmosphere
3.The air is less dense in the upper atmosphere
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