Unscramble the following words using the hints given against them.

(i) MATLICE (Hint: weather pattern in a region over a period of time)

(ii) AROPL (Hint: coolest region on earth)

(iii) TREHMEOMRET (Hint: used to measure temperature)

(iv) UHIDYTMI (Hint: a feature of weather)

Give one example of an animal that can live both in water and on land.

State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the false statements.

(a) It is easy to predict weather rather than climate.

(b) Since very few preys are available, the polar bear does not need to have a strong sense of smell.

(c) Penguins stick together to fight the cold polar climate.

(d) Tropical rain forests are cool and humid throughout the year because of heavy rains all the time.

Match the animals mentioned in Column I with their characteristic features given in Column II.

Why is it difficult to predict the weather of a place while it is easy to predict its climate?