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Uneven heating between equator and poles causes

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Important Questions on Winds, Storms and Cyclones

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What are the land and sea breezes? Explain their formation.
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Coastal areas are cool during the day. Why?
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What is wind?
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Fill in the blank by choosing the most appropriate word.

Cold air that moves from water to land during day time is called _____. (land breeze/ sea breeze)

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Sea breeze usually occurs during _____.
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Define the following term:

Land breeze

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_____  breeze blows during the night in the coastal areas.
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Which of the following things need wind to work?
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Land and sea breezes blow due to change in
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Summer monsoon winds blow from _____.
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What is land breeze?
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Choose the right word and fill in the blank provided below.

During daytime, the air is warmer over _____ (sky, land).

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Slow moving air is called
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What is sea breeze? How is it set up?

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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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Distinguish between 

Land breeze and Sea breeze

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What is the name of the air that moves gently?

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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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What are the characteristics of wind?
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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?