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Winds are generated due to ________ heating on the earth.


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even

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uneven

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either even or uneven

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can't be said

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Solution

The correct option is B

uneven


Wind is air in motion. It is produced by uneven heating of the earth's surface by the sun. Since the earth's surface is made of land and water, it absorbs the sun's radiation unevenly.


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