Geography
Which of the following is incorrect ?
- Frontal rainfall: cyclones
- Convectional rainfall: 4 o'clock showers
- Cyclonic rainfall: mountains
- Relief rainfall : mountain barriers
Answer
Cyclonic rainfall: mountains
Reason — Cyclonic or frontal rainfall is caused by the convergence of two air masses with different temperatures, irrespective of relief or convection. Hence, it is not associated with mountains. It is relief or orographic rainfall that is caused by mountain barriers.
Related Questions
Which of the following is not a type of a cloud:
- Cirrus
- Cumulus
- Strata
- None of the above
Condensation nuclei are :
- impurities that support condensation.
- water particles that help in precipitation.
- droplets formed as a result of condensation.
- droplets that fall to the ground.
In the month of August after many rainy days there was a clear Sunday. We went for a picnic to a park. We felt so hot and uncomfortable that we changed plans and went to watch a movie instead. What caused us this discomfort?
- Latent heat released as a result of condensation raised the temperature.
- High humidity due to the rains of the previous day.
- Heat released from the surface of the earth raised the temperature.
- None of the above.
Jyoti and her family had gone to the Little Andaman Island for a holiday. It was a clear day when the sky became dark with clouds and there was heavy rain late in the afternoon. This was the case every day that they spent there. What type of rainfall is this?
- Relief
- Convectional
- Cyclonic
- Frontal