WorksheetsWinds ,storms and cyclones
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
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 the following phenomenon does not occur in the atmosphere?
cyclone
earthquake
wind
tornado
A Violent tornado travel at a speed of about
100 km/h
200 km/h
300 km/h
50 km/h
Which effect is created by high speed winds?
High pressure
Lightning
Rains
Low pressure
Would CYCLONES be more likely to occur with warm or cold weather?
Warm
Cold
The monsoon comes to India from which direction?
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
Which of the following can move over the land without coming to an end quickly?
cyclone
hurricane
typhoon
tornado
Air moves faster between two places when the pressure difference between the place is
Less
Zero
More
Equal to the atmospheric pressure
The eye of a cyclone is
Cloudy and highly stormy
full of strong winds
calm and cloudless
site with high atmospheric pressure
What is the best thing to do when strong winds blow over a hut having a weak thatched roof?
Open the doors and windows
Close all the doors and windows
Make holes in the roof
Burn wood inside
Which of the following is NOT affected by air pressure?
Riding a bicycle against the wind
Flying a kite
A ball falling to the ground
Drinking a soft drink through a straw
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.
Water Day is celebrated on
22nd March
1st February
24th March
28th February
Rains during winter in India are caused by which wind?
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
A tornado is a tropical storm with winds speeds reaching more than 119 km/h
True
False
A bulge of water in the ocean, caused by hurricane winds is called a storm surge.
True
False
Lightning is the discharge of static electricity inside or between thunderclouds.
True
False
Lightning suddenly lowers the temperature of the air, causing the air to contract violently.
True
False
A tropical storm has rotating winds with a high pressure area at its center.
True
False
Tropical storms, hurricanes and tornadoes are three types of cyclones.
True
False
