Winds, Storms and Cyclones

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 .............................. department to look after and analyse local weather conditions.

Name the instrument used to determine the direction of wind flow.

Name an instrument used to measure air pressure.

Name an instrument used to measure the speed of the wind.

The wind gets heavier on heating.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A severe form of ....................... leads to a cyclone.

• Heavy wind

• Thunderstorm

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

The ......................... 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