Geography
Mountain climbers set up camps at the base as well as at regular intervals along their climb. Why?
- To acclimatize their bodies to lower concentration of air.
- To acclimatize their bodies to lower temperature.
- To acclimatize their bodies to pressure.
- All of the above.
Related Questions
About 90 percent of air mass lies within about …………… from the earth's surface.
- 20 km
- 22 km
- 25 km
- 30 km
Name the densest layer of the atmosphere.
- Exosphere
- Troposphere
- Stratosphere
- Mesosphere
Assertion (A): The atmosphere is the most dynamic entity on the earth's surface.
Reason (R): Large masses of air are being moved up and down and across the surface of the earth.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
The composition of the atmosphere makes it a dynamic entity, however there are four thermal layers. Which of the following is in the correct order from the surface of the earth?
- Thermosphere - Mesosphere - Stratosphere - Troposphere
- Troposphere - Mesosphere - Stratosphere - Thermosphere
- Troposphere - Stratosphere - Mesosphere - Thermosphere
- Thermosphere - Stratosphere - Mesosphere - Troposphere