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computational thinking quest

Tick ( ) the correct option. PATTern recogniTion
4. What pattern is observed between latitude
AbsTrAcT Thinking
and temperature?
1. Why do hill stations remain cooler than (a) Temperature increases with
nearby plains? latitude.

(a) More rainfall. (b) Temperature remains constant.

(b) Higher humidity. (c) Temperature decreases as latitude
increases.
(c) Lower atmospheric pressure and (d) Temperature varies randomly.
air density at higher altitude. 5. What pattern differentiates weather and
(d) Greater vegetation.
climate?
2. Which logical conclusion explains why (a) Weather is long-term and climate
coastal areas have moderate climates? is short-term.
(b) Both are identical.
(a) Land absorbs heat slowly.
(c) Weather is short-term; climate is
(b) Sea moderates temperature by
long-term pattern.
heating and cooling slowly. (d) Climate changes daily.
(c) Coastal regions receive no
sunlight. 6. What pattern can be observed in the picture
(d) Winds stop near oceans. showing a cyclone system?
0°E 60°E 70°E 80°E 90°E
3. Why do regions on the leeward side of the wind
cyclonic
Western Ghats receive less rainfall? circulation
(a) Higher altitude.

(b) Moist winds lose moisture on
windward side due to barrier
effect.
(c) Less sunlight.

(d) Higher temperature. 0 500 1,000 km

0°E 60°E 70°E 80°E 90°E

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