Wind and Storms quiz

What is Air Pressure?

• All of the Above

• Air exerts force in every direction.

• Gravity pulling the Earth

• Air near the surface

Cyclones develop over

• Oceans

• Lakes

• Land

• Mountains

Define a tornado

Tornadoes that are formed over the sea are called _______

Cyclones develop over ________

What is another name for cyclones

• a) Hurricane

• b) Typhoon

• c) tornado

• d) both a and b

What are the 2 main characteristics of wind?

• DIRECTION AND SPEED

• SPEED

• DIRECTION

• NONE OF THEM

How does the direction of wind be measured?

• Anemometer

• Wind vane

• Compass

• None of them

Write any 2 protocols which we can take during a storm.

What are storms?

• ​ Storms are severe atmospheric conditions accompanied by very strong, high-speed winds.

• Storms develop over the warm moist waters of the oceans near the equator.

• Storms are violent, typically shaped like a funnel with a narrow end on the ground

• Storms are a movement of air in the atmosphere.