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Question

In which one of the following fronts, warm air is completely displaced from the ground surface?

The correct answer is

Occluded front

An occluded front forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front. The warm air in the intervening warm sector is lifted off the ground, leaving colder air masses in contact at the surface.

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Important Questions from Climatology

  1. In which of the following atmospheric layers ozone gas is concentrated?

  2. Ozone layer depletion is a major phenomenon in :

  3. By which layer of the atmosphere the ultra-violet rays are absorbed ?

  4. The layer of very rare air above the mesosphere is called the _____________.

  5. Air moves from the region where the air _______.

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