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प्रश्न
- 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?
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उत्तर
- Aspect refers to the direction of a slope with respect to the sun’s rays. In the northern hemisphere, all the south-facing slope receives the direct rays of the sun and is, therefore, warmer, while the north-facing slopes are cooler. In the southern hemisphere, all the north-facing slopes receive more sunlight than the south-facing slopes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write true or false. Correct the false statement.
The direction of wind blowing on the surface of the earth is affected by the Coriolis force.
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The temperature of a place depends upon its __________ ocean currents, _________.
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Planetary winds are also called permanent or _________winds.
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The amount of cloud cover in the sky is expressed in ________
Name the factors that determine the temperature at a place.
Give a brief description of the Westerlies in the northern hemisphere.
What are nimbus clouds?
What is the Beaufort scale?
How is the weather forecast made? Why is weather forecast necessary?
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.
