Teaching Environmental Studies Travel and Communication Question Bank Questions - Travel

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    A tight whirlpool of wind formed in the stratosphere which surrounds Antarctica is called  (PTET Feb 2011)

    A) polar stratospheric cloud

    B) polar vortex

    C) Both [a] and [b]

    D) Neither [a] nor [b]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] A whirlpool is a swirling body of water produced by the meeting of opposing currents. Polor vortex are located near the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf- in Antarctica.


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