Atmospheric Pressure and Winds

Cyclones have _________________ pressure at the centre.

• Low

• High

• Gradient

• Steep

Isobars are imaginary lines drawn on a map joining places having same or equal mean ______________________ reduced to sea level.

• atmospheric pressure

• temperature

• rainfall

The pressure belt that lies around the Equatorial region is -

• Equatorial high pressure belt

• Equatorial low pressure belt

• Tropical high pressure belt

• Sub-tropical low pressure belt

Trade Winds and Westerlies are examples of _____________ winds

• Local

• Seasonal

• Planetary

• Periodic

At the time of this day, the World's pressure belts shift southwards by 5⁰ except for the South Polar High pressure belt.

• March 21st (Spring Equinox)

• September 23rd (Autumn Equinox)

• December 22nd (Winter Solstice)

• June 21st (Summer Solstice)

Monsoon comes from the word 'Mausim' which means -

• jet stream

• snow-eater

• land breeze

• season

Temperate cyclones are ____________ in origin.

• thermal

• frontal

• seasonal

• diurnal

Identify the phenomenon in the picture.

• a cyclone in the Northern hemisphere

• a cyclone in the Southern hemisphere

• an anticyclone in the Northern hemisphere

• an anticyclone in the Southern hemisphere

Cyclones in the USA are known as _______________.

• Typhoons

• Roaring forties

• Tornadoes

• Willy-willies

Anti-Trade winds are also known as __________________.

• Easterlies

• Horse Latitudes

• Polar winds

• None of the above