Lakhmir Singh and Manjit Kaur Solutions for Chapter: Winds, Storms and Cyclones, Exercise 2: Short Answer Type Questions

Explain how uneven heating of 'land' and 'ocean water' in summer generates winds.

Explain why, if you hold a thin strip of paper just below your lips and blow air over its surface from your mouth, the strip of paper lifts up.

What conclusion do you get from the observation that if you hold a thin strip of paper just below your lips and blow air over its surface from your mouth, the strip of paper lifts up?

Explain why, when we blow air in the space between two inflated balloons (carrying a little water each) and hanging about $10 \mathrm{cm}$ apart on a stick, the two balloons come closer.

A small paper ball is kept in the neck of a glass bottle held horizontally. Explain why it is difficult to force the paper ball into the bottle by blowing air into the bottle.

What would happen if high speed winds blow over a house having a weak tin roof? Give a reason for your answer.

Which of the statements given below is correct?

What are monsoon winds? Why are monsoon winds very important for our country?