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Weather
Air, Water, and Weather Std IV
Question | Answer |
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Weather | Weather is the condition of the atmosphere surrounding us at a particular time, in terms of temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind and moisture. The weather can be hot, cold, windy, dry or humid. |
Rotation of the earth on its axis causes | Day and night |
When the earth revolves around the sun, one half of it is _____________ and the other half is _______________________. | close to the sun away from it |
The part of the earth that is closer to the sun has ___________________ days | Longer and warmer. |
Season in the part of earth that is closer to the sun | Summer |
The part of the earth that is away from the sun has ___________________ days | Cooler and shorter |
Season in the part of earth that is away from the sun | Winter |
What causes seasons? | Revolution of the earth around the sun |
The movement of the wind is affected by | The heat of the sun |
_______________ heats up the air | The heat of the sun |
After heating, the air ____________________. The cool air, which is ___________, ________________________ | becomes lighter and rises lighter moves in to take its place |
The heat of the sun changes water into _____________________ | water vapour |
The water vapour rises and forms _____________. | Clouds |
When the clouds become too heavy, they __________________. | fall as rain |
Water vapour falls as __________________ when the atmosphere is extremely cold | Snow |