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Winds, Storms and Cyclones - 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is it easier to row the boat if there is the wind coming from behind you? What is the first sentence of the audio clip?

a)

It is easier to row the boat if there is wind coming from behind us

b)

because it exerts pressure on the boat in the same direction in which boat is moving.

2.

Why is it easier to row the boat if there is the wind coming from behind you? What is the second sentence of the audio clip?

a)

It is easier to row the boat if there is the wind coming from behind us

b)

because it exerts pressure on the boat in the same direction in which the boat is moving.

3.

Tropical cyclones have different names around the world. Those that form near North America and the Caribbean are called .................... Those that form near the Philippines, Japan, and China are known as ................. Those near Australia and in the Indian Ocean are often called .................

(a)  

4.

Tropical cyclones are called different names in different places. Tropical cyclones found in the northwestern Pacific are called..

a)

Typhoon

b)

Cyclonic storm

c)

Hurricane

d)

Willy-will

5.

Tropical cyclones are called different names in different places. Tropical cyclones found in the USA are called...

a)

Typhoon

b)

Hurricane

c)

Cyclone

d)

Willy-willy

6.

What is another name for cyclone in japan ?

a)

Tornadoes

b)

Typhoon

c)

Hurricane

d)

Thunderstorm

7.

A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world. It is called a ‘______’ in the American continent.

a)

cyclone

b)

hurricane

c)

typhoon

d)

tornado

8.

What is a tornado?

a)

my little brother running around the house

b)

a spinning cloud shaped like a funnel

c)

a tall rain cloud

d)

a hurricane

9.

How high can winds reach in a tornado?

a)

10 miles per hour

b)

80 miles per hour

c)

300 miles per hour

d)

1,000 miles per hour

10.

What is a tornado shaped like?

a)

It is shaped like a circle.

b)

It is shaped like a funnel.

c)

It is shaped like a car.

d)

It is shaped like a house.

11.

Most tornadoes begin as a kind of weather called a (a)   .

12.

Thunderstorms are harsh rainstorms with _____ and _____.

a)

wind, clouds

b)

thunder, lightning

c)

rain, sun

d)

rain, snow

13.
Which kind of weather change will occur with an increase in air pressure?
a)
cooler and dryer
b)
colder and rainier
c)
hotter and stormier
d)
warmer and moister
14.

What happens during sea breeze?

a)

The cooler air that moves from the sea towards the land during night time

b)

The warmer air that moves from the sea towards the land during daytime

c)

The cooler air that moves from the sea towards the land during daytime

d)

The cooler air that moves from the land towards the sea during daytime

15.

_____________ is air that flows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

a)

Convection Cells

b)

Wind

c)

Atmospheric Pressure