A. Define the following 1. Elements of weather 2.Rain gauge 3. Torrid zone 4. Windward side 5. Temperate zone 6. Leeward side
B. Give one word or few words for the following
1. Thermometer which records the maximum and minimum temperature
2. The capacity of air to hold water vapour at a particular temperature
3. A simple hygrometer which has two thermometers
4. The region between the torrid and the frigid zone
5. Regions which are situated near the poles
6. Protection from predators by blending with the surrounding
Answers
1.The are several primary conditions of the atmosphere, or weather elements. They include wind, temperature, pressure, humidity, clouds, and precipitation.
2.a device for collecting and measuring the amount of rain which falls.
3.the hot central belt of the earth bounded by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
4 . in contrast to the windward side of a mountain which is moist, the leeward side typically has a dry, warm climate. This is because by the time air rises up the windward side and reaches the summit, it has already stripped of the majority of its moisture.
5.each of the two belts of latitude between the torrid zone and the northern and southern frigid zones.
6.The leeward side is the side protected by the elevation of the island from the prevailing wind, and is typically the drier side of an island.
b 1.A maximum–minimum thermometer. The scales are Fahrenheit on the inside of the U and Celsius on the outside. The current temperature is 23 degrees Celsius, the maximum recorded is 25, and the minimum is 15, both read from the base of the small markers in each arm of the U tube.
2. Rain gauge :-Rain gauge is also known as udometer pluviometer