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World Geography Practice Test: Albedo and Air Mass
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Albedo is the fraction of sunlight that is diffusely reflected by a body.

World Geography Practice Test: Albedo and Air Mass
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1. An instrument that measures air pressure is called
2. Consider the following statements:
1. The Jet Streams are located near the altitude of the tropopause.
2. The polar Front Jet Stream is evident throughout the year, but the subtropical Jet Stream is strong only during the half-year centered on winter. Which of the following given above is/are correct?
3. Which one of following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three?
4. Consider the following statements:
1. The Jet Streams are located near the altitude of the tropopause.
2. The polar Front Jet Stream is evident throughout the year, but the subtropical Jet Stream is strong only during the half-year centered on winter. Which of the following given above is/are correct?
5. Assertion (A): Albedo values can range between 3% for water at small zenith angles to over 95% for fresh snow. Reason (R): On average the Earth and its atmosphere typically reflect about 4% and 26% respectively of the sun’s incoming radiation back to space over the course of one year. Codes
6. The approximate amount of the sun’s energy called insolation which reaches the Earth’s surface is
7. The albedo of which one among the following is the highest?
8. Consider the following statements:
1. The subtropical jet stream is evident throughout the year, but the polar front jet stream is strong only during the half-year centred on winter.
2. The migration of Equatorial Low (ITCZ) into the Southern Hemisphere in January is far less pronounced than its migration into the Northern Hemisphere in July. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
9. The world-wide jet stream that occurs in winter above the troposphere resulting from a very steep stratospheric thermal gradient is the
10. Match of the following: List-I List-II
A. Humidity1. Weight of the actual amount of water vapour present in unit volume of air
B. Absolute humidity
2. Invisible Humidity amount of water vapour present in air
C. Specific humidity
3. Ratio of the humidity air’s actual water vapour content to its water vapour capacity at a given temperature
D. Relative humidity
4. Proportion of the mass of water vapour to the total mass of air. Codes A B C D
11. An instrument that measures air pressure is called
12. The earth-atmosphere system has a combined albedo of about, a number highly dependent on the local surface makeup, cover and cloud distribution