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Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due to ________
A Temperature variations
B Rotation of the earth
C Difference in pressure
D Difference in water content
Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
A Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
B Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
C Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
D Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
When it is January and winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ______and ________in the Southern Hemisphere.
A January and summer
B January and winter
C July and winter
D July and summer
The most important reason why summers in the Southern Hemisphere are not warmer than summers in the Northern Hemisphere is that:
A The earth is closer to the sun in January
B The earth is farther from the sun in July
C Over 80% of the Southern Hemisphere is covered with water
D The sun's energy is less intense in the Southern Hemisphere
The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the ________
A Convergence and divergence movements
B Coriolis force
C Density differences in seawater
D Impact of prevailing winds
No trees are found in Tundra biome near polar region of northern hemisphere. This is due to ________
A Snowfall inhibits plant respiration
B Frozen ice beneath the surface soil (permafrost) restricts root growth
C Less wind movement and inadequate sunlight
D Low temperature which restricts development of reproductive organs
The phenomenon of Aurora Borealis, the display of red and green lights in northern hemisphere is due to radiations from ________
A Troposphere
B Mesosphere
C Stratosphere
D Ionosphere
The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by
A Revolution of the Earth
B Rotation of the Earth
C Uneven heating of the Earth
D All the above
When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as ________
A Geostropic wind
B Polar wind
C Westerlies
D Trade winds
In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________
A Westerly wind
B Trade wind
C Polar Easterly
D Jet Stream

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