The capacity of the Atmosphere to hold water vapour

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• Consider the following statements: 1. Nearly 99 percent of the total mass of the atmosphere lies within 30 km of the Earth's surface. 2. The proportion of ozone in the atmosphere increases to a maximum at about 60 km from Earth's surface. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008]
• Land masses are heated and cooled much faster than water bodies. Identify the true statements in this regard: 1. Land gets heated by conduction 2. Water has higher specific heat 3. Only the surface layers of water are heated 4. Water gets heated by convection
• The jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the appropriate explanation? 1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere. 2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context? [CSAT 2011]
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• Water vapour beyond the dew point results in: [NDA 1994]
• The continuous circulation of water among the hydrosphere, atmosphere and Lithosphere is known as
• Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?
• The water content in the atmosphere:
• Which of the following are true with regard to temperature control of the atmosphere of a given place? 1. The major temperature contrasts on earth's surface are between land masses and oceans 2. During night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface 3. Temperature generally decreases with latitude on either side of the equator 4. Temperature rises to a maximum during summer and falls to a minimum during winter
• The dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is :