Climate and Weather MCQs

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Climate and Weather MCQs

Practice Climate and Weather MCQs with answers and detailed explanations covering climate, weather, monsoons, rainfall, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, winds, cyclones, seasons and important climatic phenomena frequently asked in SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Defence, Teaching and other competitive examinations.

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Question #81
What is the name of the phenomenon where the sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific are warmer than normal?
A. El Niño
B. Southern Oscillation
C. Pacific Decadal Oscillation
D. La Niña
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
El Niño is characterized by warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific.
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Question #82
What is the name of the phenomenon where the sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean are warmer than normal in the west and cooler in the east?
A. Negative Indian Ocean Dipole
B. La Niña
C. Positive Indian Ocean Dipole
D. El Niño
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
A positive Indian Ocean Dipole is characterized by warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the western Indian Ocean and cooler in the east.
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Question #83
What is the name of the phenomenon where the sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean are cooler than normal in the west and warmer in the east?
A. La Niña
B. Negative Indian Ocean Dipole
C. Positive Indian Ocean Dipole
D. El Niño
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
A negative Indian Ocean Dipole is characterized by cooler than normal sea surface temperatures in the western Indian Ocean and warmer in the east.
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Question #84
What is the name of the phenomenon where the atmospheric pressure in the eastern Pacific is lower than normal and in the western Pacific is higher than normal?
A. Pacific Decadal Oscillation
B. La Niña
C. Southern Oscillation
D. El Niño
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
El Niño is associated with lower than normal atmospheric pressure in the eastern Pacific and higher than normal pressure in the western Pacific.
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Question #85
What is the name of the phenomenon where the atmospheric pressure in the eastern Pacific is higher than normal and in the western Pacific is lower than normal?
A. Pacific Decadal Oscillation
B. La Niña
C. El Niño
D. Southern Oscillation
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
La Niña is associated with higher than normal atmospheric pressure in the eastern Pacific and lower than normal pressure in the western Pacific.
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Question #86
What is the name of the phenomenon where the sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are warmer than normal for a period of 10-30 years?
A. El Niño
B. Pacific Decadal Oscillation
C. Southern Oscillation
D. La Niña
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is a long-term climate pattern where sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are warmer than normal for a period of 10-30 years.
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Question #87
What is the name of the phenomenon where the sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are cooler than normal for a period of 10-30 years?
A. Pacific Decadal Oscillation
B. Southern Oscillation
C. El Niño
D. La Niña
Discuss
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is a long-term climate pattern where sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are cooler than normal for a period of 10-30 years.
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Question #88
What is the name of the phenomenon where the atmospheric pressure in the Arctic is lower than normal and in the mid-latitudes is higher than normal?
A. Arctic Oscillation
B. Madden-Julian Oscillation
C. North Atlantic Oscillation
D. Pacific-North American Pattern
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Arctic Oscillation is a large-scale pattern of sea level pressure differences between the Arctic and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Question #89
What is the name of the phenomenon where the atmospheric pressure in the Azores is higher than normal and in Iceland is lower than normal?
A. Arctic Oscillation
B. Pacific-North American Pattern
C. Madden-Julian Oscillation
D. North Atlantic Oscillation
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The North Atlantic Oscillation is a large-scale pattern of sea level pressure differences between the Azores (subtropical high) and Iceland (subpolar low).
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Question #90
What is the name of the phenomenon where the atmospheric pressure in the Aleutian Islands is lower than normal and in the Pacific Northwest is higher than normal?
A. Madden-Julian Oscillation
B. Arctic Oscillation
C. Pacific-North American Pattern
D. North Atlantic Oscillation
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Pacific-North American Pattern is a large-scale pattern of sea level pressure differences between the Aleutian Islands and the Pacific Northwest.
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Question #91
What is the name of the phenomenon where convection moves eastward across the Indian and Pacific Oceans?
A. North Atlantic Oscillation
B. Arctic Oscillation
C. Pacific-North American Pattern
D. Madden-Julian Oscillation
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Madden-Julian Oscillation is a large-scale pattern of convection that moves eastward across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Question #92
What is the name of the phenomenon where the temperature in the stratosphere increases with altitude?
A. Temperature inversion
B. Adiabatic cooling
C. Greenhouse effect
D. Solar radiation absorption
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The increase in temperature with altitude in the stratosphere is due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer.
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Question #93
What is the name of the phenomenon where the temperature in the troposphere decreases with altitude?
A. Temperature inversion
B. Solar radiation absorption
C. Adiabatic cooling
D. Greenhouse effect
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The decrease in temperature with altitude in the troposphere is due to adiabatic cooling, where air expands and cools as it rises.
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Question #94
What is the name of the phenomenon where the temperature in the thermosphere increases with altitude?
A. Greenhouse effect
B. Temperature inversion
C. Solar radiation absorption
D. Adiabatic cooling
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The increase in temperature with altitude in the thermosphere is due to the absorption of solar radiation by the few gas molecules present.
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Question #95
What is the name of the phenomenon where the temperature in the mesosphere decreases with altitude?
A. Adiabatic cooling
B. Temperature inversion
C. Greenhouse effect
D. Solar radiation absorption
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The decrease in temperature with altitude in the mesosphere is due to adiabatic cooling, where air expands and cools as it rises.
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Question #96
What is the name of the phenomenon where the temperature in the exosphere increases with altitude?
A. Adiabatic cooling
B. Greenhouse effect
C. Solar radiation absorption
D. Temperature inversion
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The increase in temperature with altitude in the exosphere is due to the absorption of solar radiation by the few gas molecules present.
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Question #97
What is the name of the phenomenon where the temperature in the tropopause is constant?
A. Temperature inversion
B. Greenhouse effect
C. Isothermal layer
D. Adiabatic cooling
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The tropopause is an isothermal layer, meaning the temperature is constant with altitude.
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Question #98
What is the name of the phenomenon where the temperature in the stratopause is constant?
A. Greenhouse effect
B. Temperature inversion
C. Adiabatic cooling
D. Isothermal layer
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The stratopause is an isothermal layer, meaning the temperature is constant with altitude.
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Question #99
What is the name of the phenomenon where the temperature in the mesopause is constant?
A. Isothermal layer
B. Adiabatic cooling
C. Greenhouse effect
D. Temperature inversion
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The mesopause is an isothermal layer, meaning the temperature is constant with altitude.
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Question #100
What is the name of the phenomenon where the temperature in the thermopause is constant?
A. Isothermal layer
B. Temperature inversion
C. Adiabatic cooling
D. Greenhouse effect
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The thermopause is an isothermal layer, meaning the temperature is constant with altitude.
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