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Question
What are the elements of weather?
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Solution
The elements of weather are temperature, air pressure, winds, moisture, and precipitation.
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Many people leave their pets in parked cars. They think they will be gone for a few minutes, or it will be alright to leave a window open. The temperature inside a parked car can rise up to more than 50°C in a matter of few minutes, irrespective of it being a hot or a cloudy day.
What would be the right thing to do if you see a pet locked inside a car on a hot day?
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The pressure difference causes horizontal movement of air called _____ and vertical movement of air called ____.
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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?
Pressure
What are planetary winds?
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
How are dewdrops beneficial for plants?
What is relative humidity? How does it differ from absolute humidity?
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.
