Differentiate between the following: [3 MARKS]
i) Weather and climate
ii) Humidity and rainfall
iii) Climate of polar region and tropical rainforest

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Solution

Each point: 1 Mark

(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 the 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 rainforest has a hot and humid climate.

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