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A dark funnel shaped cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground is
Hurricane
Tornado
Typhoon
Thunderstorm
Increased wind speed is accompanied by
No change in temperature
Reduced pressure
Increased pressure
No change in pressure
What is the name given to the wind blowing from sea to land?
Thunderstorm
Land breeze
Sea breeze
Cyclone
Which of the following plays an important role in the early-warning systems for cyclones?
Helicopters
Submarines
Satellites
Stars
Which part of the earth gets the maximum amount of sunlight?
North Pole
South Pole
Equator
Tropics
Which effect is created by high speed winds?
High pressure
Lightning
Rains
Low pressure
What happens to air on heating?
It contracts
It expands
Moves down
Stops moving
What is another name for cyclone in japan ?
Tornadoes
Typhoon
Hurricane
Thunderstorm
The instrument that measures the wind speed in a cyclone is
Anemometer
Barometer
Thermometer
Ammeter
Which of these correctly defines wind?
Moving air
Hot air
Humid air
Cold air
Which of these statements about air is incorrect?
Air occupies space
Cold air is lighter than warm air
Air exerts pressure
All of these
The eye of a cyclone is
an area of high pressure
an area of low pressure
an area with high speed winds
none of these
Winds are generated due to _________________ heating of the earth.
A bicycle tube becomes tight on filling air because air exerts ______________________.
Which of the following phenomenon does not occur in the atmosphere?
cyclone
earthquake
wind
tornado
Thunderstorms develop very frequently in areas having:
polar climate
tropical climate
desert climate
temperate climate
Which of the following can move over the land without coming to an end quickly?
cyclone
hurricane
typhoon
tornado
A car or a bus is not a safe place to take shelter during lightning.
True
False
The coastline of India is not vulnerable to cyclone
True
False
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