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Weather, Climate and Adaptations

Weather, Climate and Adaptations

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which factor does not affect the weather of a place?

  1. Temperature
  2. Pressure
  3. Soil texture
  4. Wind
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an appropriate definition of 'weather'?

  1. Changes in atmosphere over a year
  2. Conditions of atmosphere over a short period of time
  3. Conditions of atmosphere over many years
  4. Conditions of atmosphere during summer
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which element is used in the instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure?

  1. Mercury
  2. Argon
  3. Neon
  4. Helium
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. The planet closest to the sun is much hotter than the planet farther away from it.
  2. Mercury is colder than Venus.
  3. Places closer to the equator are colder than the places closer to the poles.
  4. Mountains can change the flow or even stop the blowing wind.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following elements of weather makes chips and biscuits moist, when kept in open?

  1. Sunlight
  2. Temperature
  3. Wind
  4. Humidity
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Animals of which of the following regions are nocturnal?

  1. Deserts
  2. Tropical rainforests
  3. Polar regions
  4. Both (1) and (2)
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which instrument is used to measure rainfall?

  1. Barometer
  2. Rain gauge
  3. Hygrometer
  4. Anemometer
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

High animal and plant biodiversity is a characteristic of

  1. polar regions
  2. tropical rainforests
  3. deserts
  4. all of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not an adaptation of desert plants?

  1. They have a waxy coating on leaves.
  2. Leaves are modified into spines.
  3. Photosynthesis occurs in the leaves.
  4. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The layer of fat under the skin of a polar bear acts as ______ for the body.

  1. filter
  2. insulator
  3. camouflage
  4. absorbent
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