Extreme Weather (Class 7th)
Q#1: What are extreme weather conditions?
Ans#1: Extreme Weather and Catastrophic events such as heat waves, droughts, floods, heavy downpours, tornadoes, hurricanes, storms, blizzards
Q#2: What are the factors that affect weather?
Ans#2: Weather is affected by a variety of factors like air pressure, temperature, pollution, solar radiation, ocean currents, wind and humidity.
Q#3: Name some of the examples of weather on Earth and the atmospheric conditions present?
Ans#3: Some of the examples of weather on Earth and the atmospheric conditions present are:
Sunny , Rainy , Foggy, Cloudy, Snowy, misty, windy, partly cloudy, partly rainy, dry hoty air, cold and thunderstorms etc.
Q#4: What is the difference between weather and climate ?
Ans#4: Weather describes conditions in the atmosphere over a short period of time. Climate describes weather patterns of a particular region over a longer period usually, 30 years or more.
Q#5: How do these weather conditions impact the world?
Ans#5: There are many different weather conditions that may impact the world that can impact the world:
Extreme heat and high temperature can be dangerous for human health.
Extreme Cold can disrupt transportation and also cause health issues.
Heavy rain fall and rapid snowmelt leads to flooding which cam cause damage to homes and businesses.
Crop failures and water shortage leads to drought that may cause food shortage, inflation and economic and social stability.
Q#6: What are the necessary conditions for each weather event go occur?
Ans#6:
Tornadoes:
Tornadoes are caused by rapidly spinning air. It may include clouds, strong wind, rain and sometimes hail.
Hurricanes:
Due to global warming, global climate models predict hurricanes which cause more intense rainfall and coastal floods.
Flood:
Floods are caused by both weather and human related factors like heavy or prolonged precipitation, snowmelt, thunderstorm, and ice or debris jams.
Drought:
High temperatures, increased rate of evaporation, decreased rate of rainfall and drier climates are some of the conditions that cause drought.
Q#7: What are the possible solution?
Ans#7: following are some the possible solutions:
We need to reduce green house gas emissions.
We must plant more and more trees.
We must recycle and reuse things to avoid pollution.
We must invest in technologies that promote a healthier environment.
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