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?

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• Consider the following statements regarding the atmosphere of the earth: 1. It is enveloping the earth because of gravity. 2. Its density decreases with increasing height from the surface of the earth. 3. Its characteristic composition is same throughout its height. 4. Amount of pressure it exerts on earth's surface at sea level is called one atm sphere. Which of these statements are correct? [CDS 2001]
• 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]
• 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
• Consider the following statements: 1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system 2. Earth's circumference is about 45000 km 3. Earth's polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter 4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km Which of these statements are correct? [NDA 2002]
• Consider the following statements: 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found. 2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2010]
• Which of the following is/are correct in matching the layer of atmosphere and its characteristic ? 1. Troposphere : weather phenomena 2. Stratosphere : ozone layer 3. Ionosphere : radio waves reflected to earth's surface 4. Mesosphere : Aurorae
• A layer in the Earth's atmosphere called Ionosphere facilitates radio communication. Why? 1. The presence of ozone causes the reflection of radio waves to Earth. 2. Radio waves have a very long wavelength. Which of the statements given above is fare correct? [CSAT 2011]
• The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth's surface upto 6-8 miles and experiences decrease in temperature at constant rate is : [NDA 1990]
• 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
• A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth's surface is