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Describe the monsoon breeze with the help of a diagram.        

Important Questions on Winds, Storms and Cyclones

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Why does the air move from place to place?
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Rewrite the statement correctly by changing the underlined word.

Land heats and cools slower than water.

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Coastal areas are cool during the day. Why?
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During the day, the land becomes cooler faster than the sea.
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Complete the flow chart given below.

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What are the land and sea breezes? Explain their formation.
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In which direction does wind blow between the equator and latitude 30°N? Why?
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What is the atmospheric phenomenon that occurs in coastal regions due to the movement of warm and cool air? How do they differ from each other? 
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Rewrite the statement correctly by changing the underlined word.

Sea breeze blows during the night.

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Look at the two pictures carefully and answer the questions below.

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Name the two breezes shown in pictures A and B. Which one of them forms at night and which one forms during day time?

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Mention the directions in which the wind blows in areas along the seaside?
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What causes winds?
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What is sea breeze? How is it set up?

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Define sea breeze.
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Define the following term:

Land breeze

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Distinguish between land and sea breeze.
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What is the name of the air that moves gently?

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The earth revolves and rotates. How does the rotation and revolution of the earth cause uneven distribution of Sun's heat on the earth?
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What is land breeze?
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The time of the day when the land breeze flows: