Weather, Climate and Adaptation-I

An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall

• barometer
• thermometer
• rain guage
• wind sock

the amount of water vapor in the air

• warm front
• precipitation
• humidity
• air pressure

Which among the following is generally not predicted in a daily weather report?

• Temperature

• Pressure

• Humidity

• Rainfall

Weather changes

• Every second

• Every minute

• Within a short period

• Day to day or hour to hour

The temperature of every day is measured by :

• Maximum-Minimum thermometer

• Clinical thermometer

• Medical thermometer

• None of these

• All of these

Sansthita went to a wildlife sanctuary where she saw dense vegetation of trees, shrubs, herbs and also a variety of animals like monkeys, birds, elephants, snakes, frogs, etc. The most likely location of this sanctuary is in the

• temperate region

• tropical region

• polar region

• coastal region.

Which is the most important factor in determining the climate of a place?

• Latitude

• Distance from sea

• Humidity

• Rainfall

Name the primary source of energy which cause changes in the weather.

• Sun

• Rain

• Snow

• Clouds

Rohan went to Rajasthan . It was Hot and Humid . By what term do you think we should adrress the condition of atmosphere as ?

• Temperature

• Weather

• Climate

• None of above

The maximum and minimum temperatures displayed daily in the weather bulletin refer to the

• highest day temperature and lowest night temperature of the day

• highest day temperature and highest night temperature of the month

• temperature recorded at 12 noon and at mid night (00.00 h)

• average highest temperature of day and average lowest temperature of night