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1.

How animals are adapted in the tropical rain forests ?

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In this area huge number of animals are living. So there is intense competition for food and shelter. Many animals are adapted to living on the trees. Redeyed frog has developed sticky pads on its feet to help it to climb trees on which it lives. Monkeys have long tails for grasping branches. The bird Toucan possesses a long, large beak which helps to reach the fruits on branches. Many animals have sensitive hearing, sharp eye sight, thick skin and a skin colour which helps them to camouflage by blending with the surroundings.
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2.

What are the animals living in the tropical rain forests ?

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The major types of animals living in the rain forests are monkeys, apes, gorillas, tigers, elephants, leopards, lizards, snakes, birds and insects.
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3.

What is meant by Rain gauge ?What is its use ?

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Rain gauge is an instrument which measures the amount of rainfall of the place. It is basically a measuring cylinder with a funnel on top to collect rain water.
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4.

Unscramble the following words using the hints given against them.(i) MATLICE (Hint: weather pattern in a region over a period of time)(ii) AROPL (Hint: coolest region on earth)(iii) TREHMEOMRET (Hint: used to measure temperature)(iv) UHIDYTMI (Hint: feature of weather)

Answer» (i) Climate

(ii) Polar

(iii) Thermometer

(iv) Humidity
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5.

Match the animals mentioned in Column I with their characteristic features given in Column II.Column IColumn II(a) Red eyed frog (i) very sensitive hearing(b) Penguin (ii) Streamlined body (c) Tiger (iii) Silver - White mane (d) Lion - tailed macaque(iv) Sticky pads on feet

Answer» (a) (iv);

(b) (ii);

(c) (i);

(d) (iii)
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6.

State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the false statements.(a) It is easy to predict weather rather than climate.(b) Since very few prey are available, polar bear does not need to have strong sense of smell.(c) Penguins stick together to fight the cold polar climate.(d) Tropical rain forests are cool and humid throughout the year because of heavy rains all the time.

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(a) False, it is easy to predict the climate rather than the weather.
(b) False, (since very few prey are available) polar bear need to have a strong sense of smell.
(c) True.
(d) False, tropical rain forests are hot and humid throughout the year because of heavy rains all the time.
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7.

Mention two adaptive features of penguin that help it in swimming.

Answer» Streamlined body, webbed feet.
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8.

Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below.Weather of a place is the day-to-day condition of the_____(a)_____ with respect to ____(b)____, _____(c)______,____(d)______, _____(e)______ at that place, while climate is the_____(f)______ weather pattern taken over many years.

Answer» (a) atmosphere
(b) temperature
(c) humidity
(d) rainfall
(e) windspeed
(f) average
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9.

Which of the two changes frequently, weather or climate?

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Weather changes frequently.
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10.

Differentiate between:(i) Weather and climate(ii) Humidity and rainfall(iii) Climates of polar region and tropical rain forest(iv) Maximum and minimum temperatures of the day

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(i) Weather is the daily fluctuation in temperature, humidity, etc., while climate is the average weather pattern of a place.
(ii) Humidity indicates the wetness of a place due to amount of moisture in the atmosphere while rainfall is the drops of water that fall from clouds on the ground.
(iii) Polar region remains very cold for most part of the year whereas tropical rain forest is hot and humid.
(iv) Maximum and minimum temperatures of the day indicate highest and lowest recorded temperature, respectively.
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11.

Fill in the blanks: (i) The average weather taken over a long time is called .............(ii) A place receives very little rainfall and the temperature is high throughout the year, the climate of that place will be ........ and ........(iii) The two regions of the earth with extreme climatic conditions are ............ and the ............

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(i) The average weather taken over a long time is called Climate of the place. 

(ii) A place receives very little rainfall and the temperature is high throughout the year, the climate of that place will be hot and dry. 

(iii) The two regions of the earth with extreme climatic conditions are the polar region and the tropical region.
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12.

Fill in the blanks:(i) The average weather taken over a long time is called ___________.(ii) A place receives very little rainfall and the temperature is high throughout the year, the climate of that place will be ___________ and ___________.(iii) The two regions of the earth with extreme climatic conditions are ___________ and __________.

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(i) The average weather taken over a long time is called climate of the place.
(ii) A place receives very little rainfall and the temperature is high throughout the year, the climate of that place will be hot and dry.
(iii) The two regions of the earth with extreme climatic conditions are tropical region and polar region.
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13.

Name the elements that determine the weather of a place.

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Temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed, air pressure, etc. are the elements of the weather. Because the weather of a place can be determine using these elements.
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