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प्रश्न
Explain the types of winds.
उत्तर
Wind:
The air moves horizontally from high pressure to low pressure area is called wind. Air never moves in one direction. It differs from place to place and time to time. This is due to the rotation of the earth.
Different types of wind
- Planetary winds: This wind blows in the same direction throughout the year.
- Monsoon winds: The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic term ‘mausim‛ which means season. Monsoon wind is the seasonal wind.
Types of Monsoon winds:
• Southwest monsoon winds.
• Northeast monsoon winds. - Sea breeze: Wind blows from sea to land during the evening.
- Land breeze: Wind blows from land to sea in the morning.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The given statements below is correct or not?
In summer the winds flow from the land towards the ocean.
Statement I - The instrument used to measure wind direction in wind vane.
Statement II - Light travels faster than sound.
The main reason for the change of wind direction is to Earth rotation.
Sunlight takes _______ minutes time to move 1°.
A generator can convert mechanical energy into __________ .
The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic term______
The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic term______
__________ blows from land to sea in the morning.
What is wind?
What are the types of local wind?
