ATMOSPHERE

Question 1

World Meteorological
Day is celebrated every year on

Answer 1

23 March

Question 2

The 7 Layers of Atmosphere in Order are

Answer 2

Exosphere; Ionosphere;
Thermosphere; Mesosphere; Ozone
Layer; Stratosphere; Troposphere

Question 3

Ionosphere

Answer 3

Radio waves transmitted from the earth are reflected back to the earth by this layer and ionised by solar and cosmic radiation

Question 4

Mesosphere

Answer 4

1. Third Layer
2. Located between about 50 and 80 kilometers above Earth’s surface
3. Most meteors burn up in this atmospheric layer.

Question 5

Most of the atmospheric Ozone is found in which layer of atmosphere

Answer 5

Stratosphere

Question 6

Troposphere

Answer 6

This part of the
atmosphere is the densest and almost all weather is in this region

Question 7

Exosphere

Answer 7

This is the upper limit of our atmosphere. It extends from the top of
the thermosphere up to 10,000 km

Question 8

Thermosphere

Answer 8

It starts just above the mesosphere and
extends to 600 km high. Aurora and satellites occur in this layer.

Question 9

Mesosphere

Answer 9

It starts just above the stratosphere and
extends to 85 km high. Meteors burn up in this layer.

Question 10

Batholith is a type of

Answer 10

Igneous Rock
granite, quartz, monzonite or diorite

Question 11

What are Cirrus clouds?

Answer 11

1. Cirrus clouds are formed at high altitudes of 8,000 – 12,000m.
2. They are detached thin clouds.
3. They have a feathery appearance.
4. They are always white.

Question 12

cumulus clouds

Answer 12

formed at 4000m-7000m
Appear to be cotton wool scattered everywhere

Question 13

The term ‘monsoon’ is derived from a/an

Answer 13

Arabic Word Mausim