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Distribution of temperature and inversion of temperature

This Class 11 Geography topic explains how temperature varies across the Earth’s surface and through the atmosphere as part of solar radiation, heat balance, and temperature studies. Students learn about horizontal and vertical temperature distribution, the normal decrease of temperature with altitude, and the factors that influence it, including latitude, land and water, ocean currents, winds, and relief. The topic also examines temperature inversion, its causes, types, and effects on air movement, fog, pollution, and local weather conditions.

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  1. Due to warm oceanic influence
  2. Due to intense continental cooling
  3. Due to equatorial rainfall
  4. Due to permanent sea winds
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  1. High latitude and snow cover
  2. Deep ocean currents and polar night
  3. Subtropical high pressure, aridity and intense solar heating
  4. Continuous mountain snowfall and cloud cover
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  1. Larger oceanic extent keeps temperature more uniform
  2. The Sun remains fixed in the Southern Hemisphere
  3. Seasons do not form in the Southern Hemisphere
  4. All land areas there are at the same altitude
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  1. Due to the cold Labrador Current and polar winds
  2. Due to the warm North Atlantic Drift and westerlies
  3. Due to very high altitude and snow cover
  4. Due to nearness to the Equator
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  1. Cold dense air stays below and warm lighter air stays above
  2. Warm air below keeps rising rapidly
  3. Upper air is always denser
  4. Air pressure becomes zero at all heights
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  1. Clouds reduce the escape of longwave heat
  2. Clear sky increases heat loss from the surface
  3. Clouds keep the surface at zero temperature
  4. Clear sky makes the Sun shine at night
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  1. Cold dense air drains down slopes and accumulates on the floor
  2. Warm air always gets trapped on the valley floor
  3. The atmosphere ends on upper slopes
  4. An ocean current flows on the valley floor
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  1. During strong convection and storms
  2. On a clear, calm and cold winter morning
  3. During heavy afternoon rainfall
  4. During strong cyclonic winds
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  1. Amount of atmospheric oxygen
  2. Large difference in distance from the Sun
  3. Oceanic heat transport
  4. Direction of Earth's rotation
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  1. Cold deep water cools the surface and lower air
  2. Upwelling increases the solar constant
  3. Upwelling reduces land altitude
  4. Cold water produces the Sun at night
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  1. Temperature gradient is weak
  2. Temperature gradient is steep
  3. Rainfall is completely absent
  4. Sea level is uniform
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  1. Due to altitude, air is thinner and temperature is lower
  2. Solar energy does not reach low latitudes
  3. Plateaus are always maritime
  4. Air pressure is zero on plateaus
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  1. Strong radiational loss due to low water vapour and few clouds
  2. Uniform temperature due to strong sea fog
  3. Low daytime temperature due to permanent snow
  4. Temperature control due to dense forest cover
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  1. The sea has high heat capacity
  2. The Sun is never vertical on coasts
  3. Water vapour is always higher in continents
  4. Coastal areas have no seasonal change
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  1. Land areas heat rapidly in summer
  2. Snow cover becomes permanent on land areas
  3. Oceans cool faster than land
  4. The Sun remains fixed over the South Pole
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  1. Warmer air above can refract sound waves downward
  2. Inversion converts sound into light
  3. Cold air completely destroys sound
  4. Speed of sound becomes zero in the atmosphere
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  1. Vertical mixing and dispersion increase
  2. Pollutants chemically become soil
  3. Solar radiation completely stops
  4. Ocean currents enter the city
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  1. Receipt of solar rays and slope aspect
  2. Ocean salinity and tides
  3. Daily change in Earth's shape
  4. Disappearance of atmospheric oxygen
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  1. Water mixing, evaporation and heat capacity
  2. Effect of polar night
  3. Thick permanent ice layer
  4. Absence of atmosphere
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  1. When a high mountain town at low latitude is cooler than nearby plains
  2. When both places are at the same sea level
  3. When both places are on the same coast
  4. When cloud cover is equal everywhere
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  1. More reflection increases cooling and helps snow persist
  2. More reflection immediately warms the surface
  3. Snow makes albedo zero
  4. Snow produces solar radiation
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  1. Shade, evapotranspiration and less artificial heat
  2. More asphalt and concrete
  3. Less evapotranspiration and more smoke
  4. Permanent inversion and metal roofs
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  1. Built surfaces release stored daytime heat slowly
  2. Cities move closer to the Sun at night
  3. Rural areas become oceans at night
  4. The atmosphere disappears at night
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  1. Hot dry desert wind
  2. Wind bringing cold continental air
  3. Only moist sea breeze
  4. Stagnant air with no movement
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  1. Land changes temperature rapidly, water remains relatively moderate
  2. Oceans do not affect temperature at all
  3. Land and water have identical thermal behavior
  4. Latitude has no relation with temperature

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