Distribution Of Temperature


 
 
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Distribution Of Temperature

Weather and Climate: Weather is hour-to-hour, day to day condition of the atmosphere. A hot or humid weather may make one irritable. A pleasant, breezy weather may make one cheerful and even plan for an outing. However, the average weather condition of a place for a longer period of time represents the climate of a place. Climate is defined as the average overall condition of temperature, atmospheric pressure, winds, humidity, precipitation, etc. over a large area for a longer period of time. Climate should not be confused with weather. Climate is the regular pattern of weather condition at a place over a period of time.Temperature: The degree of hotness and coldness of the air is known as temperature. The temperature of the atmosphere changes not only between day and night but also from season to season. Summers are hotter than winters.•    An important factor that influences the distribution of temperature is insolation. Insolation is the incoming solar energy intercepted by the earth.•    The amount of heat depend on latitudinal location of any place.•    The temperature at any place also depends upon the height above sea level and distance from the sea. The amount of insolation decreases from the equator towards the poles. Therefore, the temperature decreases in the same manner. If the earth’s temperature rises too high, it would become too warm for some crops to grow.

 

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Which one of the following instruments measures the temperature?

Right Option : B
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