Question

The average temperature of Thiruvananthapuram on a winter night is ____________.
A) $30^\circ {\text{C}}$
B) $35^\circ {\text{C}}$
C) $20^\circ {\text{C}}$
D) $40^\circ {\text{C}}$

Answer 1

Hint:
A physical quantity that expresses if a thing is hot or cold is called temperature. The average temperature of a place is the sum of all the temperatures recorded at a particular amount of time.

Complete Answer:
The state of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time is known as the weather of that particular area, whereas the total of the weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time (more than thirty years) is called the climate of that area. Humidity, precipitation, temperature, atmospheric pressure, and wind are the elements of both climate and temperature; both climate and temperature thus have the same elements. The day-to-day weather conditions keep fluctuating but there is a common pattern over a few weeks or months. On the basis of this pattern, the year is divided into seasons such as summers, winters, or rainy seasons. As such, the world is also divided into a number of climatic regions. The climate of India is thus described as the ‘monsoon’ type. This type of ‘monsoon’ climate is found in the south and southeast parts of Asia. There are perceptible regional variations in climatic conditions within a country despite having an overall general pattern. We can notice this in our own country. For example, in summers, in some parts of the Rajasthan desert, mercury occasionally touches $50^\circ {\text{C}}$, whereas, in Pahalgam, Jammu, and Kashmir, it may be around $20^\circ {\text{C}}$. On the other hand, on a winter night the temperature in Jammu and Kashmir may dip to $ - 45^\circ {\text{C}}$, whereas in Thiruvananthapuram the temperature on a winter night maybe around $20^\circ {\text{C}}$.

Thus, option (C) is correct.

Note:
Pressure and wind system, latitude, altitude, distance from the sea, ocean currents, and relief features are the six major factors that control the climate of any place.