world geography Flashcards
The radiation belts are zones in space around
earth, jupiter , saturn
the subatomic particles arriving from outer space having high energy
cosmic rays
the process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called
plate tectonics
the strongest bonds exists between the particles found within
igneous rocks
the northern portion of the western coastal plain is called
Konkan plain
the unit of the light year is used for measuring
distance between bodies in universe
The process of particle detachment by moving glacial ice is called
plucking
The second largest continent in the world
Africa (___)
the storms or frontal systems develop where
air is rising , atmospheric pressure is low, at the equator and in the mid latitudes
The temperature inversion is
whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over a short vertical interval
which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between
Globe
The study of day to day variations in weather is called
meteorology
The soil used for cutting bricks ,use in the construction of houses is
laterite soil
The rate at change of temperature is called
temperature gradient
The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built ,originates from
Rakes lakes in Tibet