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V. Distinguish between the following

 

1. Weather and Climate


Weather

• Weather is observed for short duration over small areas.

• It changes hour to hour.

• A place can experience different types of weather condition in a day.

• Weather data is collected everyday in the observatories.

• Study of weather is called Meteorology.

Climate

• Climate is observed over a long period of time for a larger area.

• It is more or less permanent.

• A place can experience almost the same type of climate.

• Climate is average of the weather data.

• Study of climate is called Climatology.

 

2. Land breeze and Sea breeze.


Land breeze

• It blows during the night.

• The wind blows from land to sea.

• During the night the land cools more rapidly than the ocean.

Sea breeze

• It blows during the day.

• The wind blows from sea to land.

• During the day, the land masses get heated more rapidly than the oceans.

 

3. Windward side and Leeward side


Windward side

• The side of the mountain facing the wind is called the windward side.

• It receives heavy rain fall.

Leeward side

• The other side of the mountain that does not face the wind is called the Leeward side.

• It receives less rainfall.

 

4. Tropical Cyclone and Temperate Cyclones.


Tropical Cyclone

• Tropical cyclones develop in the Inter tropical convergence zone.

• They are formed due to the differential heating of land and sea.

Temperate Cyclone

• Temperate cyclones are formed along a front in mid-latitudes between 35° and 65° N and S.

• Temperate cyclones do not become weak like the tropical cyclones on reaching the land.

 

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