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(i).The sun is directly overhead at noon on 21st June at:
(a) The equator
(b) 23.5° S
(c) 23.5° N
(d) 66.5° N.

(ii).In which one of the following cities, are the days the longest?
(a) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Nagpur.
 
(iii).The atmosphere is mainly heated by the:
(a) Short wave solar radiation
(b) Reflected solar radiation
(c) Long wave terrestrial radiation
(d) Scattered solar radiation.

(iv).Make correct pairs from the following two columns.

(a) Insolation

(i)The difference between the mean temperature of the warmest and the coldest months

(b) Albedo

(ii)The lines joining the places of equal temperature

(c) Isotherm

(iii) The incoming solar radiation

(d) Annual range

(iv) The percentage of visible light reflected by an object.






















(v).The main reason that the earth experiences highest temperatures in the subtropics in the northern hemisphere rather than at the equator is:
(a) Subtropical areas tend to have less cloud cover than equatorial areas.
(b) Subtropical areas have longer day hours in the summer than the equatorial.
(c) Subtropical areas have an enhanced “green house effect” compared to equatorial areas.
(d) Subtropical areas are nearer to the oceanic areas than the equatorial locations.



Answer -

(i). (a) The equator
(ii). (a) Thiruvananthapuram
(iii). (c) Long wave terrestrial radiation
(iv). (a) (iii)
       (b) (iv)
       (c) (ii) and
       (d) (i)
(v). (b) Subtropical areas have longer day hours in the summer than the equatorial.

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