Geography Chapter 5: Precipitation (MCQ)

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

............. part of the earth's surface is full of water.

Snowfall can also be measured with the help of ..................

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

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

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

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

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

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

In equatorial areas, ............ type of rainfall occurs almost daily in the afternoons.