Multiple choice

Which of the following occurs more frequently than the other three, in the Indian Ocean?

  1. Cyclone

  2. Hurricane

  3. Tornadoe

  4. Typhoon
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Explanation

Tropical cyclones are called different names in different ocean basins. 'Cyclone' is the correct term for the Indian Ocean and South Pacific. 'Hurricane' is used in the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, 'typhoon' in the Northwest Pacific, and 'tornado' is a completely different phenomenon - a small-scale rotating storm over land. The question asks which term is used specifically for the Indian Ocean.

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