[Link] the following terms.
[Link] : The day to day conditions of the
atmosphere at a place with respect to the
temperature , rainfall , humidity , wind speed
etc , is called weather of that place.
[Link] : The average weather pattern
taken over a long time , say 25 years is known
as the climate of that place.
[Link] : The scientific study of
weather is called meteorology.
[Link] : It is the amount of water vapour
present in the air.
[Link] : The special features which an
animal possess which enables them to survive
in extreme hot or cold climate is called
adaptation.
[Link] are the elements of weather ?
[Link] elements of weather are :
a) Temperature
b) Humidity
c) Rainfall
d) Windspeed
[Link] can we observe maximum and
minimum temperature during the day?
Ans. The maximum temperature can be
observed in the afternoon and minimum
temperature in the early morning.
[Link] tropical rainforests has a large
population ?
Ans. As tropical rainforest has a hot and wet
climate so it supports a large variety of plants
and animals.
[Link] are the adaptations of a polar bear
in polar region.
[Link] adaptations of a polar bear are:
[Link] has a very strong sense of smell which
helps it to locate and catch its prey.
[Link] has long curved and sharp claws that
helps it to walk on ice.
[Link] has a layer of fat under its skin which
insulates its body from cold and keeps it
warm.
[Link] white fur is not easily visible in the
snowy white background so that its predator
and prey are unable to see it.
[Link] has two thick layers of fur that helps it to
keep warm in cold weather.
[Link] are the adaptations of penguins in
polar regions ?
[Link] is black and white in colour but it
still merges well with the white background
of ice and snow.
[Link] has thick skin and a layer of fat
below its skin which protect it from extreme
cold.
[Link] live together in large
[Link] huddle together to keep
themselves warm.
[Link] has streamlined body , flipper like
wings and webbed feet which makes it a
good swimmer which helps in catching its
prey.
[Link] are migratory birds ? Give
examples.
Ans. Migration of birds is an adaptation to
escape the harsh and cold conditions of their
normal habitat in winter so as to survive.
The birds which migrate from very cold
regions to warmer regions in winter and go
back after the winter is over , are called
migratory [Link]: Siberian Crane.
[Link] do migratory birds travel to the same
place year after year ?
[Link] is no exact answer to this but some
probabale reasons are as follows :
[Link] seems that they have built-in sense of
direction which tells them in which direction
to fly to reach the same place.
[Link] might use land –marks to guide them
to reach the same place.
[Link] birds may be guided by the position
of sun in day and the position of stars at night
to reach the same place.
[Link] is also some evidence that migratory
birds may be using the magnetic field of earth
to find the direction to reach the same place.
[Link] do elephants living in tropical region
adapt itself ?
[Link] adaptations are :
[Link] has a long nose and so it has a strong
sense of smell.
[Link] trunk is also used to pick up food .
[Link] can tear the branches of trees with
their trunk.
[Link] large ears helps it to hear very soft
sounds.
[Link] ears also helps the elephant to keep
cool in summers.
