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Out of the given definitions, which is the most appropriate definition of climate?

The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time.

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Which of the following briefly describes the desert climate?

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Paheli went to a wildlife sanctuary where she saw dense vegetation of trees, shrubs, herbs and also a variety of animals like monkeys, birds, elephants, snakes, frogs, etc. The most likely location of this sanctuary is in the –

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Given below are some adaptive features of animals:

(i) A layer of fat under the skin


(ii) Long, curved and sharp claws


(iii) Slippery body


(iv) Thick white fur


Which of them are the adaptive features of a polar bear?