{"id":914,"date":"2023-06-18T13:16:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T07:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=914"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:19:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:49:42","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-29","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low clouds have a high absorption of infrared radiation emanating from the Earth\u2019s surface and thus cause warming effect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>High Clouds and Low Clouds<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High clouds are often thin and do not reflect very much.&nbsp;<\/strong>They let lots of the Sun\u2019s warmth in.&nbsp;<strong>Low clouds are often quite thick and reflect lots of sunlight back into space<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The main difference between high and low clouds is that the&nbsp;<strong>high clouds are colder.<\/strong>&nbsp;This means that they radiate less energy into space than the lower, warmer clouds. Therefore,&nbsp;<strong>high clouds work to \u201ctrap\u201d more energy than low clouds.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>High clouds are not good at reflecting short waves. But, they are very good at blocking long waves. This also traps heat. Thus, high clouds will cause a warming of the Earth\u2019s surface.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Low clouds are excellent reflectors. But, they don\u2019t stop the longwave energy from escaping to space. Therefore, low clouds help to cool the Earth.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/High-Clouds-and-Low-Clouds-1024x694.png\" alt=\"High Clouds and Low Clouds\" class=\"wp-image-40504\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High Clouds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They can reach&nbsp;<strong>above 6000 metres<\/strong>&nbsp;or 20,000 feet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are also known as&nbsp;<strong>Cirrus Clouds.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are usually thin and are made up of ice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They often indicate fair weather and hence do not produce rain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Low Clouds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They lie below 6,500 feet, which means from the&nbsp;<strong>surface to 2,000 meters.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low clouds are also known as&nbsp;<strong>Stratus Clouds<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They may appear dense, dark, and rainy (or snowy) and can also be cottony white clumps interspersed with blue sky.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_cc15dc-90 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_cc15dc-90 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_cc15dc-90\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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