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General Knowledge · Q801

Environmental Science

Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 801

Q801

Thermal belts are:

A.
Pockets of warm air resting on a valley during the afternoon
B.
Pockets of cold air resting on a valley floor at night
C.
Warmer hillsides that are less likely to experience freezing conditions
Answer
D.
Cold, below-freezing air found at the top of a mountain

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The thermal belt refers to a mountainside zone where frost or freezing temperatures are less likely to occur than they are at either higher or lower elevations.