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WorksheetsWinds, storms and cyclones
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Increased wind speed is accompanied by
No change in temperature
Reduced pressure
Increased pressure
No change in pressure
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
The instrument that measures the wind speed is
Anemometer
Barometer
Thermometer
Ammeter
A dark funnel shaped cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground is
Hurricane
Tornado
Typhoon
Thunderstorm
What happens to air on heating?
It contracts
It expands
Moves down
Stops moving
A thunderstorm may cause:
Flood
Loss of life
spoiling harvest
All of the above
Leaves of trees, banner or flags flutter when wind is blowing. Why?
Air occupies space
Air is a mixture of gases
Air exerts pressure
Air is colourless
When we blow over a paper strip it goes upward as shown in the figure given. why?
Blowing over the paper reduces the air pressure above the strip
Blowing over the paper increases the air pressure above the strip
None of these is a correct reason
The strip will not go upward at all
A fire alarm usually detects smoke in case of fire. Where should such an alarm be placed in a room?
Near the door
On the floor
On any wall
On the ceiling
The winds from oceans carry water and bring rain. These winds are called
Typhoon
Monsoon
Cyclone
None of these
Pick the odd one out
Cyclone
Hurricane
Monsoon
Typhoon
Wind currents are generated due to
uneven heating on the earth
even heating on the earth
cooling on the earth
none of these
The eye of a cyclone is
cloudy and highly stormy
full of strong winds
calm and cloudless
site with high atmospheric pressure
The change in shape of a hot tin can when cold water is poured on it is because
pressure inside the can is less than the pressure outside
the pressure inside the can is greater than the pressure outside
the pressure inside the can is equal to the atmospheric pressure
the pressure inside the can is equal to the pressure outside
