Question 19
Differentiate between:
i) Weather and climate
ii) Humidity and rainfall
iii) Climates of polar region and tropical rain forest
iv) Maximum and minimum temperatures of the day
(a) Weather is the daily fluctuation in temperature, humidity, etc., while Climate is the average weather pattern of a place.
(b) Humidity indicates the wetness of a place due to amount of moisture in the atmosphere while Rainfall is the drops of water that fall from clouds on the ground.
(c) Polar region remains very cold for most part of the year whereas Tropical rain forest is hot and humid.
(d) Maximum and minimum temperatures of the day indicate highest and lowest recorded temperature, respectively.