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Climate
Social Science (2025-26) · CBSE Class 9 · English Medium · 18 questions and answers
Sample questions
- Q: What is the difference between weather and climate?
- A: Weather is the state of the atmosphere over a short period, while climate is the average weather conditions over a long period of more than thirty years.
- Q: What type of climate does India have?
- A: India has a 'monsoon' type of climate, dominated by the seasonal reversal of winds.
- Q: What does the word 'monsoon' mean?
- A: The word monsoon comes from the Arabic 'mausim', meaning season, and refers to winds that reverse direction seasonally.
- Q: Name the main controls that affect the climate of a place.
- A: Latitude, altitude, pressure and wind system, distance from the sea, ocean currents and relief features.
- Q: What is the Coriolis force?
- A: It is an apparent force caused by the Earth's rotation that deflects winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.
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