English

The Outermost Layer of the Earth’S Atmosphere is - Physics

Advertisements
Advertisements

Question

The outermost layer of the earth’s atmosphere is _______.

(A) stratosphere

(B) mesospher

(C) troposphere

(D) ionosphere

Solution

(d) Ionosphere

shaalaa.com
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
2013-2014 (March)

APPEARS IN

Video TutorialsVIEW ALL [1]

RELATED QUESTIONS

Write a short note on surface wave propagation of electromagnetic waves.


Line of sight propagation is also called as_________________ .


Derive an expression for the maximum line of sight distance between two antennas for space wave propagation.


Is it necessary for a transmitting antenna to be at the same height as that of the receiving antenna for line-of-sight communication? A TV transmitting antenna is 81m tall. How much service area can it cover if the receiving antenna is at the ground level?


In which directions do the electric and magnetic field vectors oscillate in an electromagnetic wave propagating along the x-axis?


State three components of space wave propagation.


The reflected waves from an ionosphere are _____.

(a) ground waves

(b) sky waves

(c) space waves

(d) very high-frequency waves


Four nuclei of an element undergo fusion to form a heavier nucleus, with release of energy. Which of the two – the parent or the daughter nucleus – would have higher binding energy per nucleon?


Is it necessary for a transmitting antenna to be at the same height as that of receiving antenna for LOS communication ?


 An em wave is travelling in a medium with a velocity `vecv =vhati` Draw a sketch showing the propagation of the em wave, indicating the direction of the oscillating electric and magnetic fields.


Mention three different modes of propagation used in communication system.


Propagation of Electromagnetic Wave?


Light from a sodium lamp (S) passes through two polaroid sheets P1 and P2 as shown in fig. What will be the effect on the intensity of the light transmitted (i) by P1 and (ii) by P2 on the rotating polaroid P1 about the direction of propagation of light? Justify your answer in both cases.


The length of half wave dipole at 30MH2 is


The radio wave of frequency 300 MHz to 3000 MHz be.long to


An antenna is


Polarization in e.m wave is caused by


The Q of a resonant transmission line is


In which frequencies range space waves are normally propagate:-


Propagation constant of a transmission line is


What is the value of frequency at which an e.m wave must be propagated for the D-region of atmosphere to have a refractive index of 0.49? Electron density for D-region is 109 m-3:


Three waves A, B and C of frequencies 1600 kHz, 5 MHz and 60 MHz, respectively are to be transmitted from one place to another. Which of the following is the most appropriate mode of communication ______.


The maximum frequency for reflection of sky waves from a certain layer of the ionosphere is found to be fmax = 9(Nmax)1/2, where Nmax is the maximum electron density at that layer of the ionosphere. On a certain day, it is observed that signals of frequencies higher than 5 MHz are not received by reflection from the F1 layer of the ionosphere while signals of frequencies higher than 8 MHz are not received by reflection from the F2 layer of the ionosphere. Estimate the maximum electron densities of the F1 and F2 layers on that day.


Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×