WORK SHEET

Subject: Social Science Class: VII

Lesson: Elements of weather and Climate
(a) Answer the following questions in one sentence:
1. How is the weather different from climate?
2. What factor affect the climate of a place?
3. Name the elements that determine the weather of a place
4. How is temperature affected by the latitude?
5. What is the charecterestic of atmospheric pressure?
6. Describe the various heat zones of the Earth?
7. How is the temperature of the atmosphere measured?
8. How does temperature influence humidity in the air?
9. What are the different forms of condensation?
10. How are hailstones formed?
11. What is the main feature of relief rainfall?
12. What are local storm?
13. What is climate?
14. Distinguish between land breeze and sea breeze?
15. Describe various pressure belts on the Earth surface?
16. How does latitude and altitude affect temperature?
17. What is the composition of the atmosphere?
18. Indicate the types of climate of the following areas:
Jammu kashmir ,kerala, Rajasthan ,north- east India
19. What is radiation?
20. When is the maximun and mininum temperature likely occurs during the day?
(b) Answer the following questions briefly:

21. Explain three types of rainfall with diagram?

22. What is Humidity? How is Humidity Determined?