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Arya Vidya Mandir Group of Schools

Subject- Geography
Topic- Weather and Climate
Std 7
Comprehensive worksheet

Answer the following questions:

1. What is Weather?
A condition of the atmosphere for one day or at the most for a short
period of time.

2. Name the elements of weather?


The elements of heat, cold, wind, moisture and rainfall together make up
what we call “weather”.

3. What do you mean by Climate?


Climate is the general atmospheric conditions of a place over a longer
period of time.

4. What all does the climate influence?


Our ways of life by the nature of clothes we eat, the houses we live in,
the crops we grow and the food we eat.

5. Differentiate between Weather and Climate.


Weather - refers to the atmospheric conditions of a place over a short
period of time, can change very day
Climate - refers to the average conditions of atmosphere of a particular
place over many years. ( say 30 to 35 years), does not change everyday,
rather it remains constant.

6. What is the study of weather called?


Meteorology

7. Why is weather forecast important?


It gives advance warnings related to storms, floods and droughts.

8. Define Temperature. Name the instrument used to measure it.


The degree of hotness or coldness of the air that surrounds us.
Thermometer.

9. What is the difference between Celsius and Fahrenheit scale?


Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point is 32°F and the boiling point of water
is 212°F. On the celsius scale, the freezing point is 0 °C and the boiling
point is 100 °C.

10. Diurnal range of temperature is the difference between the maximum and
minimum temperature of a day.

11. Annual range of temperature is the difference between the maximum and
minimum temperatures recorded in a year.

12. What is Atmospheric pressure and how is it measured?


The weight of the air exerted on the Earth’s surface. The instrument
used to measure atmospheric pressure is the barometer.

13. Explain the working of the Aneroid Barometer.


Aneroid Barometer does not contain mercury. It consists of a metal box
with a partial vacuum inside and a flexible wall which expands and
contracts. The pointer indicates the atmospheric pressure. As the
pressure around the cell increases, it presses on the cell, causing the
needle to move.
14. Name the instruments used to measure the direction of the wind.
Wind vane.

15. What is Humidity? State the difference between Absolute Humidity and
Relative Humidity.
The amount of water vapour in air.
Absolute humidity - The actual amount of water vapour present in the
atmosphere.
Relative humidity - ratio between absolute humidity and the maximum
amount of water vapour which the same amount of air can contain at
that temperature.

16. Explain the various forms of condensation.


The various forms of condensation are dew, fog, frost and clouds.
Dew - Small droplets of water that are formed on the surface of objects,
such as grass at night when the temperature is low but not lower than
0 °C.
Fog - A thin white layer of ice which is formed at night when the air
temperature is below freezing point of water.

Frost - formed when condensation takes place in the lower layers of the
atmosphere, close to the land surface or above water bodies.
Clouds - made from drops of water. When warm air containing water
vapour rises into the sky, it cools. In colder air, the water vapour
condenses into a group of tiny water droplets.

17. What is Precipitation? Name its most common form.


The moisture that comes down to the Earth’s surface.
Rainfall.

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