Std V Social Science Worksheet /07/2024
Lesson 5 Weather and Climate
Tick the correct answers.
1. The condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time is called
a. season. _____ b. climate. _____ c. altitude. _____ d. weather. _____
2. The Sun's rays fall directly on the areas near the___________
a. North Pole. _____ b. Equator. _____ c. South Pole. _____ d. Antarctic Circle. _____
3. The water vapour or moisture present in the air is called
a. rain. _____ b. humidity. _____ c. cloud. _____ d. dew. _____
4. It is hot and humid throughout the year in the
a. Temperate Zone. _____ b. Frigid Zone. _____ c. Torrid Zone. _____ d. mountains. _____
5. Distribution of heat on the Earth affects the
a. winds. _____ b. weather. _____ c. rainfall. _____ d. climate. _____
6. There are _______________ major climatic regions in the world.
a. five _____ b. seven _____ c. six _____ d. three _____
7. Places near the coast have_________
a. a moderate climate. _____ b. an extreme climate. _____
c. hot and dry climate. _____ d. very cold climate. _____
8. Humidity affects the amount of _______________ a place receives.
a. moisture _____ b. waterfall _____ c. rainfall _____ d. heat _____
9. These are divided on the basis of the difference in temperature.
a. countries _____ b. heat zones _____ c. continents _____ d. years _____
Write True or False.
10. Changing weather conditions cause seasons. _________________
11. Places near the poles are hotter than places near the Equator. _________________
12. The temperature of a place decreases as the altitude increases. _________________
13. Winds blowing from cold regions make a place hotter. _________________
Fill in the blanks.
14. The ____________ of a place does not change over a long period of time.
15. The world is divided into ____________ major climatic regions.
16. The rays of the Sun become ____________ as one moves away from the Equator.
17. Places near the coast have a ____________ climate.
18. The ____________ Zones remain cold all the year round.
19. Changes in weather conditions give rise to ___________
20. The rays of the Sun fall on the __________ of the Earth.
21. Moisture or water vapour present in the air is called ___________
22. We can divide the Earth into ________ heat zones.
Give reasons for the following.
23. Northern India faces cold wave conditions in winter season.
24. Deserts are very dry regions.
25. Hill stations are cool even in summer.
Describe the following in a line.
26. Weather ___________________________________________________________________
27. Climate ___________________________________________________________________
28. Torrid Zone
___________________________________________________________________
29. Temperate Zone
___________________________________________________________________
30. Frigid Zone
___________________________________________________________________
Label the diagram
Heat Zones of the Earth
