5. Atmospheric pressure and winds

 

EXERCISE

 

I. Write down the answer of the following question in about 1-15 words.

1. What do you understand by the atmosphere?

2. What are winds?

3. Name the instrument used to measure air pressure and temperature.

4. What is a Cyclone?

5. What is humidity?

6. What do you understand by evaporation and condensation.

7. How many types of rainfall are there?

II. Answer the following question in approximately 50-60 words.

1. What do you understand by Air pressure belts on the earth? Why there is low pressure on the equator?

2. Differentiate between the planetary and local winds?

3. Write a case study of destruction caused due to the cyclone that hit in Andhra Pradesh.

4. How many forms of clouds are there. Explain the each type.

5. Give information about Fog, Frost, Dew, snow.

III. Answer the following questions in approximately 125-130 words

1. Explain in detail with illustration, the planetary winds.

2. Write in detail about the monsoon winds.

3. What is rainfall? How many types of rainfall are there? Write in detail with illustrations.

 

Activity

Make a list of the things that bears dew in the winter season.