WEATHER AND CLIMATE 1

The difference between the maximum and minimum temperature is known as:

• Humidity

• Diurnal range

• Average temperature

• Annual temperature range

Answer explanation

The instrument of weather seen here is used to measure or observe:

• Wind speed

• Wind direction

• Hours of sunshine

• Temperature

When you add the maximum and minimum temperature of a particular day and divide by two, this is called the:

(a)  

Which of these are affected by climate:

• Travel patterns

• Type of clothes people wear

• All of the above

• Soil type and vegetation

The common type of precipitation in tropical countries is:

• Hail

• Rainfall

• Snow

• Sleet

The process by which water is changed into gas and absorbed by air is called:

• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Precipitation
• Condensation

The type of rainfall seen here usually affects hilly or coastal areas:

• Frontal rainfall

• Conventional rainfall

• Relief rainfall

• Snowfall

The amount of moisture in the air is called:

• Rainfall.

• Temperature

• Wind speed

• Humidity

The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) usually shifts according to the position of the overhead sun

• True

• False

Lines that connect places that have the same amount of rainfall are called:

• Isotherms

• Isohyets

• Isobars

• Convection currents