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प्रश्न
Complete the following table.
| Weather | Climate |
| Short-lived condition of atmosphere | |
| Does not change quickly | |
| Expressed with respect to a specific place | |
| Elements of climate: Temperature, pressure, winds, humidity and precipitation |
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उत्तर
| Weather | Climate |
| Short-lived condition of atmosphere | Long-lived condition of atmosphere. |
| Changes quickly | Does not change quickly |
| Expressed with respect to a specific place | Expressed as ‘cool and dry’ or ‘hot and humid’ or ‘hot and dry’, etc. |
| Elements of weather: Temperature, air pressure, winds, moisture and precipitation. | Elements of climate: Temperature, pressure, winds, humidity and precipitation |
संबंधित प्रश्न
Write true or false. Correct the false statement.
Heavy rainfall occurs on the leeward or rain shadow side of highland.
Fill in the blank:
Planetary winds are also called permanent or _________winds.
Name the factors that determine the temperature at a place.
How does the following element influence the weather of a place?
Temperature
How does the following element influence the weather of a place?
Pressure
What is condensation?
With the help of your atlas, encyclopedias, and the Internet, find out about the climate of these places.
- Mumbai
- Delhi
- Kolkata
- London
- New York
- Sydney
- The diagram alongside illustrates one of the factors that affect temperature. What is it?
- Which side of the mountain is likely to have houses and be covered with trees?
What is the weather report?
This could be a classroom activity. If your school laboratory has an anemometer, use it to record your city’s wind speed for a week. Use the Beaufort Scale to find out the character of wind during these days. Record your observations carefully in your notebook. You could even draw small neat sketches to show the effect of the wind.
