Atmospheric temperature increases at the higher altitudes due to________?

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1. The instrument that measures temperature, pressure, and humidity at various altitudes in the atmosphere ___________?

   A. Barograph
   B. Radiosonde
   C. Aneroid barometer
   D. Altimeter

   Submitted by: Mansoor Ul Haque

2. People living in high altitudes (like mountains) usually have a _________?

   A. smaller number of Red Blood Cells
   B. larger number of Red Blood Cells
   C. smaller number of White Blood Cells
   D. larger number of White Blood Cells

3. If the level of atmospheric pollution increases:

   A. The length of the day will increases
   B. The length of the day will decreases
   C. The length of the day will remain same
   D. None of these

   Submitted by: Fahad Mehsud

4. Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to________?

   A. Surface tension
   B. Viscosity
   C. Specific gravity
   D. Elasticity

5. Which of the following atmospheric layers help in radio communication?

   A. Exosphere
   B. Ionosphere
   C. Troposphere
   D. Stratosphere
   E. Ozone layer

6. The atmospheric greenhouse effect is produced mainly by the __________________?

   A. Absorption and re-emission of visible light by the atmosphere
   B. Absorption and re-emission of ultraviolet radiation by the atmosphere
   C. Absorption and re-emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere
   D. Absorption and re-emission of visible light by clouds
   E. Absorption and re-emission of visible light by the ground

   Submitted by: Mansoor Ul Haque

7. The atmospheric air is held to the Earth by?

   A. gravity
   B. winds
   C. clouds
   D. rotation of the Earth

   Submitted by: Malik Asghar Hussain

8. Atmospheric pressure decrease rapidly with altitude because the air becomes_______ ?

   A. Colder
   B. Less denser
   C. Rich in Ozone
   D. Warmer

   Submitted by: Mansoor Ahmed Suhag

9. _________ means a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period.

   A. Isobar 
   B. Isobath
   C. Isohel
   D. Isohyet

   Submitted by: Naveed Tahir

10. The height at which atmospheric pressure declines by a factor of e (an irrational number equal to 2.71828) is called __________.

    A. Average height (H)
    B. Scale height (H)
    C. Mean height (H)
    D. Standard height (H)

    Submitted by: Muhammad Abdullah