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Winds, Storms and Cyclones

Wind, Storms and Cyclone, Physics, Science

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What instrument is used to measure the speed of the wind?

  1. Actinometer
  2. Anemometer
  3. Altimeter
  4. Barometer
  5. Audiometer
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The pressure exerted by air on all bodies at all times in all directions is called air pressure.

How is a low pressure area created?

  1. The air moves at low speed.
  2. The air moves at high speed.
  3. The air resistance.
  4. Difference of temperature between two areas.
  5. High temperature and low wind speed.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All storms are _____________________ storms.

  1. high pressure
  2. low pressure
  3. cyclonic
  4. severe and accompanied by lightning
  5. low velocity
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How are winds generated?

  1. By uneven heating on the earth.
  2. By the rotation of the earth.
  3. By the air pressure exerted in the atmosphere.
  4. By the difference between the pressures of the air in two regions.
  5. None of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following places in India is most likely to be hit by a strong cyclone, frequently?

  1. Mumbai
  2. Puri
  3. Jammu
  4. Cochin
  5. Goa
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A storm with lightning and thunder is called a thunderstorm. It occurs due to the convection of air in ____________.

  1. cold and polar areas, such as Iceland
  2. moderate and pleasant weather, such as Pune
  3. hot and humid areas, such as Bhubneshwar
  4. equatorial areas such as the Sahara
  5. hilly areas such as Shimla
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the given scenario carefully and answer the question that follows. Preeti fills up her plastic bottle with hot water, but then she puts it in the sink beneath cold running water. Suddenly the bottle contracts and gets mangled.

Which of the following options best describe what happened to the bottle?

  1. The heat of the boiling water changed its shape.
  2. The boiling water contains hot gases that react with the plastic.
  3. The change in temperatures causes it to get mangled.
  4. The air outside exerts pressure on the bottle.
  5. The cold air outside pushes the hot water inside.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the first indication of an approaching cyclone?

  1. Rising water wall up to 13 feet.
  2. The low air pressure
  3. Continuous heavy rainfall
  4. Strong winds pushing water
  5. Rain and lightning
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the two columns:
1. Moving air a. expands
2. Cold wind b. heavy
3. Hot air c. wind
  1. 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c
  2. 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - a
  3. 1 - a, 2 - c, 3 - b
  4. 1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - c
  5. 1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - a
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following options best explains a storm surge?

  1. High winds accompanied by rain that uproots trees, houses and other property.
  2. A high wall of water moving towards the shore from the ocean.
  3. A high tide and then the storm reaching an area that might otherwise have been safe.
  4. Heavy rainfall that worsens the flood situation.
  5. Flooding of agricultural land by sea water making it infertile.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What effect will increased wind speed have on accompanying air pressure?

  1. The air pressure will also increase.
  2. The air pressure will also reduce.
  3. The air pressure will see moderate changes depending on the climate of the place.
  4. No change in air pressure can be ascertained.
  5. The air pressure has no relation whatsoever with wind speed.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements are incorrect about tornadoes?

A. The diameter of a tornado can be as small as a meter and as large as a kilometer.
B. The funnel sucks everything near the base and throws out every thing from the top.
C. The funnel sucks everything due to high pressure.

  1. Only A
  2. Only B
  3. Only C
  4. Both A and B
  5. Both A and C
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a destruction caused through a cyclone?

  1. Flooding of agricultural land by sea water making it infertile.
  2. Heavy rainfall that worsens the flood situation.
  3. A high wall of water moving towards the shore from the ocean.
  4. A severe winter storm characterized by heavy snow and strong winds.
  5. Extremely high speed winds.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. A thunderstorm occurs due to the convection of air in hot and humid areas. 2. In America, a cyclone is referred to as a typhoon. 3. The coastline of India is invulnerable to cyclones.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Only 3
  4. Both 1 and 2
  5. Both 2 and 3
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following should be done during a thunderstorm?

  1. Try to take shelter underneath trees if caught in the storm.
  2. Take shelter under an umbrella with a metallic end.
  3. Consider shifting the essential household goods, domestic animals and vehicles, etc., to safer places.
  4. Lie down flat, if in an open place.
  5. Sit near a window.
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