WINDS, STORMS AND CYCLONES

The moving air is called
1. wind
2. space
3. pressure
4. cyclone
Air expands on
1. cooling
2. heating
3. both heating and cooling
4. none of the above
Air exerts
1. wind
2. cyclone
3. pressure
4. all the above
Air moves from
1. region where air pressure is low to the region where the air pressure is high
2. region where air pressure is high to the region where the air pressure is low
3. both the above
4. none of the above
The cold air from the surrounding areas where warm air rises, rushes in to fill its space. This sets up
1. conduction
2. convection
3. radiation
4. all the above
What are generated due to uneven heating on the earth?
1. wind circulation
2. wind currents
3. cyclone
4. earthquake
Which regions get maximum heat from the sun?
1. regions close to the poles
2. regions close to the equator
3. both the above
4. none of the above
Which is set up from the poles to the warmer latitudes?
1. wind circulation
2. wind currents
3. cyclone
4. earthquake
The heating up of the land during summer causes the winds to flow from the oceans towards the land. These are
1. winds
2. cyclone
3. monsoon winds
4. monsoon
The word moonsoon means
1. season
2. climate
3. wind
4. typhoon