Question

Define the following.

1. Weather
2. Climate
3. Angle of inclination
4. Adaptation

Answer 1

1. Weather of a place at that time is the state of atmospheric conditions like temperature, rainfall, humidity, cloud cover, snow, wind and others at the given time and place.
2. Climate is the characteristic pattern of weather elements at a place over a period of time.
3. Earth’s axis of rotation makes an angle with the direction perpendicular to the plane of earth’s orbit around the sun, which is termed as angle of inclination.
4. Adaptation is the changes in the structure and behaviour of organisms, developing special characteristics that allow them to survive in a particular habitat.