Learning Layer 8: Weather and Climate

Note- Checkpoint 1,2,3(Discussed in the class)

Word Buddy-Write from CB
Concept Map:
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I Connect

The plants that grow in hot climate are cactus, sage, sunflower dahlia, aloe vera and many more. The
plants that grow in cold climate are carrot, turnip, kale, broccoli and many more.

Checkpoint
1.
a. daily
b. sunlight
c. moderate
d. sea, land

e. humidity
2.
a.Tropical
b. Polar regions
c. moderate

I Think and Reflect

Natasha's city is located in the Temperate Zone.

I Discover

A rainbow is an are or semi-circular display of different colours visible in the sky. It appears in the sky after a
light rainfall. It is caused by the refraction and dispersion of sunlight by rain or water droplets present in the
atmosphere

I Link
1.see (meaning to use sight or eyes to look at something or watch something)
sea (meaning a salty water body)

2. pair (meaning two things of the same type) pear (meaning a fruit)

3. eye (meaning a body part)

I (meaning the first person)

I Extend

Two countries under each climatic zone are Kenya in Africa and Indonesia in Asia. These two countries lie in
the Torrid climatic zone.

I Learn for Life

1.Some wild animals like zebras migrate annually in search of food and water sources.

2.Some birds like Arctic terns migrate from Arctic to Antarctica each year due to changes in temperature and
for breeding

Learning Layer 8: Weather and

Climate
Application book B

Worksheet 8.1

1.Weather is the atmospheric condition of a place over a short period of time. It may change daily 2.
a. It describes the amount of hotness and coldness in the air over a short period of time. b.It describes
if an area is dry, wet, stormy, cloudy Or sunny
c. It tells about the daily temperature and the extent of rainfall an area experiences at that time.

Worksheet 8.2

A. 1. hot and humid climate. - b.

2. extreme cold climate. - c.

3. moderate climate. - a.

B. 1. b. cold
2. c. Frigid zone
3. d.weather
4. a.Humidity
5. b.Equator

Worksheet 8.3
Climate
1. Climate describes the weather pattern for a long period of time,

2.Climate changes hardly and may change in 25 or 30 years

3.Climate may be described in terms of yearly basis like this summer was hot and winter was cold etc.

4. Climate is influenced by factors like distance from the Equator, altitude, distance from the sea, direction of
wind and rainfall

Weather
1. Weather describes the atmospheric condition over a short period of time.

2. Weather may change daily

3. Weather describes hotness and coldness of air on everyday basis.

4. Weather is influenced by factors like wind, sunshine, rain, humidity, cloud etc.

Worksheet 8.4

A.1. three

2. Temperate Zone
3. sea
4. land, sea
5.sea, direction
B.Answers may very/Individual Response
C. 1. Cold. 2. Hot and dry
3. Maritime (neither too hot nor too cold)

Worksheet 8.5

Torrid Zone:-
This Zone lies in both side of the equator.It extends from tropic of Cancer to the tropic of Capricorn.This
zone experiences hot and humid climate through the year. EX-Mexico, Columbia.

Temperate Zone:-
This Zone lies in the middle of the torrid and Frigid Zone in both the hemispheres.It extends from tropic of
Cancer to the Arctic circle in the Northern hemisphere and tropic of Capricorn to the Antarctic circle in the
southern hemisphere.This zone has moderate climate.EX-Australia,
Japan southern hemisphere.
Frigid zone:-
This Zone lies in the North and South Poles. The North frigid zone lies between the Arctic Circle and North
Pole. The South Frigid Zone lies between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole. This Zone has extreme cold
conditions.EX-Russia,Siberia.

Worksheet 8.6

1. Direction of wind like onshore winds or sea breeze that blows from sea to land brings rains to the coastal
areas and offshore winds or land breeze that blows from land to sea brings warm or cold air depending on the
land. Thus, these winds affect the climate of a region.

2.Equatorial region receives direct sun rays. So the areas near the Equator are hot and humid throughout the
year. But the areas away from the Equator receive slanting sun rays. So the regions away from the Equator
become colder and colder. Therefore, the Polar regions become the coldest regions. Thus, distance from the
Equator affects the climate of a place.

3. The vertical rays of the Sun fall on the Equator. Because of the Earth's spherical shape, areas other than the
Equator receive slanting sun rays. Polar regions being the farthest from the Equator receive very little sunlight.