Weather

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List the factors that affect the climate of a place.

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Why does India have a monsoon type of climate?

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Explain the climate of a desert. [3 MARKS]

Q. is the day-to-day condition of atmosphere at a place.

1. Climate
2. Humidity
3. Weather

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Give an account of weather conditions and characteristics of the cold season.

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A place receives very little rainfall and the temperature is high throughout the year, the climate of that place will be ___________ and ___________ .

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Describe the regional variations in the climatic conditions of India with the help of suitable examples

Q. Which season has short days and long nights? Which season has longer days and shorter nights? [2 MARKS]

Q. Name the elements that determine the weather of a place. [2 MARKS]

Q. _____ is the amount of moisture present in the air.

1. Mist
2. Precipitation
3. Fog
4. Humidity

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In the context of conservation of natural resources, explain the terms reduce, recycle and reuse. From among the materials that we use in daily life, identify two materials for each category.

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Why are the Southern Slopes of Himalayan Regions covered with thick vegetation cover as compared to Northern Slopes of the same hills?

Q. Name two regions of the earth with extreme climatic conditions. [1 MARK]

Q. The temperature on consecutive days in the first week of April were:
${33}^{\circ }C,{33}^{\circ }C,{30}^{\circ }C,{31}^{\circ }C,{36}^{\circ }C,$${37}^{\circ }C,{35}^{\circ }C$.
The average temperature of the first week was ______${}^{\circ }C$.

1. $33.5$
2. $32.5$
3. $34$
4. $32$

Q. What do you mean by climate and weather? What are their elements?

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What is degree of dampness?

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Which of the following parameter(s) is/are considered when studying climate?

1. Maximum temperature of the day

2. Average maximum temperature of last decade

3. Cyclonic storms in the year

4. Monsoon cycles

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(i) Define weather.

(ii) Data of which weather element is required to get comprehensive information of climate?

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A desert cooler cools better on a hot dry day.

Q. Ecology is the study of

1. Organisms
2. Reciprocal relationships between organisms and their abiotic components
3. The habitat of the organism
4. All of these

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Given below are the temperatures (in ${}^{\circ }C$) on ${15}^{th}$ August in a city for different years.

$\begin{array}{ccc}1980s& 1990s& 2000s\\ 1980\mid 25& 1990\mid 26& 2000\mid 25\\ 1982\mid 28& 1992\mid 24& 2002\mid 29\\ 1984\mid 27& 1994\mid 28& 2004\mid 28\\ 1986\mid 25& 1996\mid 27& 2006\mid 27\\ 1988\mid 26& 1998\mid 28& 2008\mid 29\\ Averagein1980s\mid 26.2& Averagein1990s\mid 26.6& Averagein2000s\mid 27.6\end{array}$

What do you understand about the climate change of the given place with this data?

1. The climate is same over the decades.

2. The climate has become cold over the decades.

3. The climate has become warmer over the decades.

4. The climate has changed drastically over the decades.

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Differentiate between compost and vermicompost.

Q. What kind of data would one need to prove that a particular city has become warmer over last few decades?

1. Maximum temperature among all the days.
2. Temperature on the day of analyzing the climate.
3. Average temperatures over the decades.
4. Minimum temperature among all the days.

Q. As we go higher into the atmosphere, the air becomes _______

1. Visible
2. Denser
3. Warmer
4. Thinner

Q. What reflect the short term conditions of the atmosphere?

1. Climate
2. Weather
3. Season
4. None of the above

Q. Give an account of weather conditions and characteristics of the Retreating Monsoon.

Q. Climate is the average condition of the weather in any area from a long time period like,

1. 25 Years and so.
2. 5 years and so.
3. 1 years and so.
4. None of these.

Q. Name the factors which influence elements of climate.

Q. Vernal pools are among the most __________of ponds: they form as a result of snow melt and a high water table in winter, and then they __________by late summer.

1. Itinerant .. teem
2. Transitory .. expand
3. Anachronistic .. overflow
4. Ephemeral .. evaporate
5. Immutable .. drain

Q. Which of the following does not affect the climate of a place?

1. Distance from the sea
2. Prevailing winds
3. Distance from a river
4. Altitude