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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe horizontal movement of air caused by the differences in air pressurejet streammonsoonwind chill factorwind
- 2. Multiple Choice
A dark funnel shaped cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground is
Hurricane
Tornado
Typhoon
Thunderstorm
- 3. Multiple Choice
Increased wind speed is accompanied by
No change in temperature
Reduced pressure
Increased pressure
No change in pressure
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the name given to the wind blowing from sea to land?
Thunderstorm
Land breeze
Sea breeze
Cyclone
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following plays an important role in the early-warning systems for cyclones?
Helicopters
Submarines
Satellites
Stars
- 6. Multiple Choice
A Violent tornado travel at a speed of about
100 km/h
200 km/h
300 km/h
50 km/h
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which part of the earth gets the maximum amount of sunlight?
North Pole
South Pole
Equator
Tropics
- 8. Multiple Choice
What happens to air on heating?
It contracts
It expands
Moves down
Stops moving
- 9. Multiple Choice
The monsoon comes to India from which direction?
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is another name for cyclone in japan ?
Tornadoes
Typhoon
Hurricane
Thunderstorm
- 11. Multiple Choice
What causes differences in air pressure?
even heating of the Earth
Even cooling of the earth
uneven heating of the earth
global warming
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement correctly defines wind?Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressureWind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy does warm air rise?Warm air is more dense than cooler air.Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.Warm air is less dense than cooler air.Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow does the air move in a land breeze?From east to westFrom west to eastFrom the land to the oceanFrom the ocean to the land
- 15. Multiple Choice
What does this picture show?
water condensation drives further air movement
precipitation
water condensation cools down the air mass
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?Land breeze - daytimeLand breeze - nighttimeSea breeze - daytimeSea breeze - nighttime
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?The length of the seasonsThe shape of the earththe duration of the solar yearThe amount of direct sunlight each area receives
- 18. Multiple Choice
Tool that measures air pressure
thermometer
altometer
barometer
chronometer
- 19. Multiple Choice
Air in the atmosphere moves from areas of _________ to areas of __________
high pressure to low pressure
low pressure to high pressure
warm to cold
windy to calm
- 20. Multiple Choice
Air moves faster between two places when the pressure difference between the place is
Less
Zero
More
Equal to the atmospheric pressure
- 21. Multiple Choice
The instrument that measures the wind speed in a cyclone is
Anemometer
Barometer
Thermometer
Ammeter
- 22. Multiple Choice
The eye of a cyclone is
Cloudy and highly stormy
full of strong winds
calm and cloudless
site with high atmospheric pressure
- 23. Multiple Choice
During the formation of rain, what happens when water vapor changes to rain drops?
Heat is absorbed.
Heat is released.
Heat is first absorbed and then released.
There is no exchange of heat.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Air exerts ___________ on kite to fly higher
pressure
force
weight
mass
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not associated with cyclones
strong winds
heavy rains
volcanic eruption
storm
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