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7th -
8thgrade
Winds, Storms and Cyclones
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- 1. Multiple Choice
The rotational movement of the Earth causes the spinning or ...................... of a .....................
circle movement of a sea
circulation of a cyclone
- 2. Fill in the Blank
Each country has its own .............................. department to look after and analyse local weather conditions.
- 3. Fill in the Blank
Name the instrument used to determine the direction of wind flow.
- 4. Fill in the Blank
Name an instrument used to measure air pressure.
- 5. Fill in the Blank
Name an instrument used to measure the speed of the wind.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The wind gets heavier on heating.
TRUE
FALSE
- 7. Multiple Choice
A severe form of ....................... leads to a cyclone.
Heavy wind
Thunderstorm
Sea breeze
Land breeze
- 8. Fill in the Blank
The ......................... in the air moves the object.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The sea breeze is:
Cold air
Warmer land
Cooler sea
bad weather
- 10. Multiple Choice
A small cyclone in the USA is called:
typhoon
Hurricane
Tornado
- 11. Multiple Choice
A thunderstorm may cause:
Flood
Loss of life
spoiling harvest
All of the above
- 12. Fill in the Blank
.............. ...................... means the movement of air.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The wind speed during a cyclone could be as high as ......................... km/hr.
150-300
200-220
100-150
- 14. Multiple Choice
A tornado lasts only up to a few .................................
meters
kilometres
miles
- 15. Multiple Choice
A cyclone is called a typhoon in .......................
Europe
USA
China
Brazil
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