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Published on: 06/08/2019
Weather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals to Climate
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1.
How does sun cause the changes in the weather?
2.
Fill all the columns according to the data in the chart that you have prepared.
3.
Write the factors which affect the climate of a particular place.
4.
Following are some of the characteristics of animals
(a) Diets heavy on fruits
(b) White fur
(c) Need to migrate
(d) Loud voice
(e) Sticky pads on feet
(f) Layer of fat under skin
(g) Wide and large paws
(h) Bright colours
(i) Strong tails
(j) Long and large beak
For each characteristics indicate whether it is adaptation for tropical rainforests or polar regions. Do you think that some of these characteristics can be adopted for both regions?
5.
Humidity in the air is generally high in:
Winter
Monsoon
Summer
All of these
6.
The water vapour present in the air condense in the form of:
Rainfall
Fog
Snow
All of these
7.
The climate in polar region is:
Extremely hot
Moderately hot
Extremely cold
Moderately cold
8.
The climate found in Kerala is:
Very hot and wet
Wet
Hot and dry
Moderately hot and dry
9.
The tropical desert climates is found in:
Rajasthan
Kerala
Kashmir
Delhi
10.
Choose the odd one from the following options.
Thick layer of fat under the skin
White fur
Long grasping tail
Wide and large feet with sharp claws
11.
The coldest region on the earth is the
polar region
tropical region
temperate region
coastal region
12.
Elephant has
long beak
large ears
striped skin
fat layer under skin
13.
Which of the following briefly describes the desert climate?
Hot and humid
Dry and humid
Hot and dry
Hot and wet
14.
A carnivore with stripes on its body moves very fast while catching its prey. It is likely to be found in
polar regions
deserts
oceans
tropical rainforests
15.
Siberian crane migrates from Russia to ____________ (Rajasthan) in India.
16.
Weather of a place is the day to day condition of the _____ with respect to _____,_____,_____,_____, at that place, while climate is the _____, weather pattern taken over many years.
17.
The two regions of the earth with extreme climate conditions are ___________ and ______________
18.
A place receives very little rainfall and the temperature is high throughout the year, the climate of that place will be ___________ and ____________
19.
The average weather taken over a long time is called ____________
20.
How do we define climate of a place?
21.
Who are meteorologists?
22.
The weather reports are provided in newspapers.
23.
Penguins huddles together to keep themselves warm.
24.
The climate of south India is hot and dry.
25.
Lion-tailed macaque in found is desert.
26.
Lions and tigers are also called big cats.
27.
Do fishes and butterflies also migrate like birds?
28.
Who prepares the weather report?
29.
What is humidity?
30.
What about the times of sunrise and sunset?
31.
Can you guess when during the day we have the maximum temperature and when the minimum?
1.
Sun is a huge sphere of hot gases burning at a very high temperature. The distance of the sun from us is very much. Even then the energy sent out by the sun is very large in amount. So, sun is the primary source of energy that causes change in the weather. Energy absorbed and reflected by the Earth's surface, oceans and atmosphere play an important role in determining the weather at any place.
2.
Weather data of a week:
| Date | Max.temp.(0C) | Min.temp (0C) | Min humidity (%) | Max humidity (%) | Rain fall (0C) |
| 23.08.06 | 36.2 | 27.8 | 54 | 82 | ...... |
| 24.08.06 | 37.1 | 28.1 | 48 | 79 | ....... |
| 25.08.06 | 36.6 | 28.2 | 45 | 85 | ........ |
| 26.08.06 | 36.8 | 27.1 | 56 | 91 | ........ |
| 27.08.06 | 35.1 | 24.7 | 61 | 95 | 5mm |
| 28.08.06 | 33.6 | 24.1 | 71.5 | 100 | 15mm |
| 29.08.06 | 35.0 | 24.7 | 63 | 87 | ........ |
| 30.08.06 | 35.6 | 24.1 | 63.5 | 86 | ......... |
(Rainfall may not be recorded for all the days since it may not rain everyday. Leave the space for rainfall blank if the data 15 not available.)
3.
The factors that affect the climate of a place are
(i) Temperature zone or latitude, i.e. amount of sunshine it receives or distance from equator.
(ii) Distance from sea.
(iii) Altitude or height above the sea level.
(iv) Humidity or the presence of moisture in air.
(v) Amount of precipitation received or rainfall.
4.
| Characteristics of animal | Adaptation for region |
|---|---|
| (a) Diets heavyon fruits | tropical rainforests |
| (b) Whitefur | polar regions |
| (c) Need to migrate | polar regions |
| (d) Loud voice | tropical rainforests |
| (e) Sticky pads on feet | tropical rainforests |
| (f) Layerof fat under skin | polar regions |
| (g) Wide and large paws | polar regions |
| (h) Bright colours | tropical rainforests |
| (i) Strong tails | tropical rainforests |
| (j) Long and large beak | tropical rainforests |
5.
(b)
Monsoon
6.
(d)
All of these
7.
(c)
Extremely cold
8.
(a)
Very hot and wet
9.
(a)
Rajasthan
10.
(c)
Long grasping tail
11.
(a)
polar region
12.
(b)
large ears
13.
(c)
Hot and dry
14.
(d)
tropical rainforests
15.
( )
Bharatpur
16.
( )
atmosphere
temperature
humidity
rainfall
wind speed
average
17.
( )
tropical, polar region
18.
( )
hot, dry
19.
( )
climate
20.
The climate of a place is the actual average weather pattern of that place. The average weather pattern taken over a long time say 25 years is called the climate of the place.
21.
The scientist who prepares the weather reports are called meteorologist and the science is called meteorology.
22.
(a)
23.
(a)
24.
(b)
25.
(b)
26.
(a)
27.
( )
Yes
28.
( )
The meteorological department of the government prepares the weather report.
29.
( )
The measurement of the moisture in the air is called humidity.
30.
( )
They change with the season. During summer the sun comes out early and sets late while during winter it rises late and sets early.
31.
( )
The maximum temperature of the day is recorded mostly in the afternoon while the minimum temperature is recorded usually in the early morning.
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