Winds, Storms and Cyclones
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Q1 · MCQ · 1 mark
Which of the following causes air to move from high pressure areas to low pressure areas?
Q2 · FILL · 1 mark
Moving air is called ____.
Q3 · SHORT · 2 marks
Why do coastal areas experience land breeze at night?
Q4 · MCQ · 1 mark
Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?
Q5 · FILL · 1 mark
A tropical cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world, such as hurricane in the American continent and ____ in the Philippines and Japan.
Q6 · SHORT · 2 marks
What is the 'eye' of a cyclone?
Q7 · MCQ · 1 mark
Which of these is NOT a safety measure during a thunderstorm?
Q8 · FILL · 1 mark
The uneven heating of the earth between the equator and the poles generates ____.
Q9 · SHORT · 2 marks
Briefly explain why air expands on heating.
Q10 · MCQ · 1 mark
Thunderstorms develop in hot, humid tropical areas due to: