Climate

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What are the uses of meteorological instruments?

Q. The average weather pattern of a place taken over a long period of time is called climate.

1. True
2. False

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How does latitude affect the climate of India?

Q. Question 4 (a)
Indicate the type of climate of the following areas:
(a) Jammu and Kashmir: ___

Q. Which of the following state of India have a hot and dry climate?

1. Assam
2. Uttarakhand
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Rajasthan

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What do clothes protect us from?

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Why Do We Need Clothes

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The day to day change in atmosphere is called ____________.

1. Climate

2. Weather

3. Season

4. All of those

Q. The region which receives very little rainfall or precipitation is called a __.

1. desert
2. rainforest
3. grassland
4. mountain

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What Are the Controls Affecting the Climate of India?

Q. Question 3 (i)
Fill in the blanks:
(i) The average weather taken over a long time is called___.

Q. Question 3 (ii)
Fill in the blanks:
(iii) If a place receives very little rainfall and the temperature of that place remains high throughout the year, the climate of that place will be ___ and ___.

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Fill in the blanks:(i) The average weather taken over a long time is called __________

(ii) A place receives very little rainfall and the temperature is high throughout the year, the climate of that place will be ______________and ____________

(iii) The two regions of the earth with extreme climatic conditions are ___________ and ___________.

Q. Which of the following is not a World Climate zone?

1. Temperate
2. Australian
3. Tropical
4. Polar

Q. How are clouds formed? Explain how water droplets forms clouds.

Q. Which of the following represents a typical desert climate?

1. Cold and dry
2. Hot and humid
3. Hot and dry
4. Hot and wet

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During summer, if you go near the lake, you feel relief from the heat, why?

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The amount of water vapour present in the air in a particular place is known as___________ (atmospheric humidity/clouds).

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The average weather pattern of a place taken over a long period of time is called __.

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The average weather pattern of a place taken over a long period of time is called __.

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Which of the following parameters are considered when studying climate?

1. Today’s maximum temperature

2. Average maximum temperature of last decade

3. Cyclonic storms this year

4. Monsoon cycles

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Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below. The weather of a place is the day-to-day condition of the a) _______ with respect to b) ________, c)________, d)_______, e) _____ at that place, while climate is the f) average weather pattern has taken over many years.

Q. What is the relation between climate and adaptation? [2 marks]

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Out of the given definitions, which is the most appropriate definition of climate? (a) Changes in weather conditions in a year. (b) The average weather pattern for many years. (c) Change in the weather pattern in a few years. (d) Weather conditions during summer.

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Often during summer, fish in shallow ponds die.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following instruments is used to measure rainfall?

1. Barometer
2. Thermometer
3. Rain gauge
4. All of the above

Q. Question 13
Unscramble the following words using the hints given against them.

(i) MATLICE (Hint: weather pattern in a region over a period of time)
(ii) AROPL (Hint: coolest region on earth)
(iii) TREHMEOMRET (Hint: used to measure temperature)
(iv) UHIDYTMI (Hint: feature of weather)

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The average weather condition over a long period of time is called _________.

1. Tropical

2. Climate

3. Humidity

4. Weather

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Give reasons: Woollen clothes keep us warm in winters.

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Which of the following parameters are considered when studying climate?

1. Today’s maximum temperature

2. Average maximum temperature of last decade

3. Cyclonic storms this year

4. Monsoon cycles