Geography Chapter 5: Precipitation (MCQ)

............ rainfall occurs in most of the parts in the world.

If the temperature of the air reaches less than 0°C, the water droplets stuck to the surfaces of cold objects freeze and form ..............

Hails do not occur in ............ areas.

............ rainfall occurs because of obstruction from high mountain ranges.

When moisture-laden air near the earth's surface comes in contact of very cold objects and form water droplets which stick to the surface of the cold objects ............ is formed.

Cyclonic rainfall occurs more in ............. zones.

In areas located at higher altitudes and high latitudes, where the temperatures are below 0°C get precipitation in the form of ..............

A layer o f ............ of ice is equivalent to 10mm of rainfall.

Because of ............ crops may get destroyed and loss of life and property may occur.

When the temperature in the atmosphere falls below the freezing point and the water vapour directly turns into snowflakes, the process is called as ............