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