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Maharashtra Board · Class 9 · Geography
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What percentage of Earth's surface is covered with water?
When water vapour directly turns into snowflakes, this process is called:
Which side of a mountain receives more rainfall in orographic rainfall?
What instrument is used to measure rainfall?
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Which of the following are major forms of precipitation?
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Snow, Rainfall, Hailstones
Snow, rainfall, and hailstones are the three major forms of precipitation mentioned in the chapter. Wind is air movement, and fog is condensation near Earth's surface, not precipitation.
Convectional rainfall occurs daily in the afternoons in equatorial areas.
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True
According to the chapter, convectional rainfall occurs almost daily in the afternoons in equatorial areas due to heating of surface air which rises, cools, and condenses.
Match the rainfall types with their characteristics:
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Convectional - Occurs due to surface heating
Each rainfall type has distinct characteristics: convectional is due to heating, orographic due to mountains, and cyclonic due to pressure differences.
If 1 mm rainfall occurs over 1 sq. km area, how much water is collected?
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10 lakh litres
The chapter states that 1 mm of rainfall over 1 sq. km area gives 10 lakh litres of water, assuming no runoff, infiltration, or evaporation.
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