Class 9 unit 2

Question I choose the correct option: 5x1=5

1) The process through which heat passes from warmer to colder substances as long as
temperature difference exists is known as-
A) Convection b) conduction
B) Radiation d) advection
2) Tropical Deserts have high diurnal range of temperature which of the following factor/ factors
are responsible for it?
a/ tropical deserts have cloudless sky.
b) there is less presence of vegetation.
c) Presence of sandy soil.
d) all the above.
3) Air pressure decreases with:
a) decreasing temperature
b) increasing temperature and altude
c) decreasing altitude
d) none the above
4) Which of the following forces is responsible for deflecting the winds from their original
position?
a) Gravitational force c) centrifugal force
b) Coriolis force d) Centripetal force
5) in which of the following areas the tropical cyclone is known as wily willies?
a) USA c) Austalia
b) The Caribbean Sea d) South China Sea

Question II Define: 4x1=4

a) Cyclones b) winds
b) Isolation d) Inversion of temperature

Question III answer the following give reason: (3x2=6)

a) Coastal climates are equable.

b) There is seasonal shifting in pressure belts.
c) High pressure prevails over landmasses during winter.

Question IV answer the rolling short question (3x2=6)

a) What are periodic winds? How are they caused?

b) What are Doldrums? Why are they called so?
c) How do wnds modify the temperature of a place?

Question V answer the question in detail : 3x2=6)

a) State the various factors influencing the temperature of a place.

b) What are causes of shiftin of pressure belts?
Question VI Draw a labelled diagram to show the major pressire belts along with the planetary
wind system of the world. (3)