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m The sun brings about changes in the weather.
m The sun causes temperature differences.
m Land gets heated up as well as cools down faster than water.

m Replacement of warm air with cool air causes sea and land breezes.

REMEMBER THESE TERMS

Temperature : The measure of hotness or coldness of a body
Climate : Weather conditions at a particular place over a long period of time
Sea breeze : The cool air blowing from the sea towards the land

Land breeze : The cool air blowing from the land towards the sea

Check Your Study

A. Tick () the correct answers.

1. A column in newspaper that tells about weather is

(a) weather column (b) weather report

(c) weather corner (d) weather today

2. Sunrays are straight at this time of the day.

(a) Evening (b) Morning

(c) Noon (d) Sunrise

3. The cool air rushing from the land towards the sea is called

(a) land breeze (b) cloud

(c) sea breeze (d) storm

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box.

lighter faster water weather slanting

1. The sun is the most important factor which controls .

2. The rays of the sun are in the morning.

3. Land gets heated up than .

4. Hot air is than cold air.

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