Wind Storm and Cyclone_LS_1

The horizontal movement of air caused by the differences in air pressure

• jet stream
• monsoon
• wind chill factor
• wind

When cold water is poured over a tightly corked tin can containing steam, the tin can gets crushed. What crushes the tin can ?

What conclusion do you get from the observation that when cold water is poured over a tin can full of steam and corked tightly, the tin can gets crushed ?

• Air exerts pressure

• Air is everywhere

• Air is lighter than oil

• Air has particles

What conclusion do you get from the fact that it is difficult to ride a bicycle against the direction of wind ?

• Blowing wind exert a force

• Wind has direction

• Force is a push or a pull

• Force is inversly propotional to pressure

Which of the two is lighter : warm air or cold air ?

• Warm air

• Cold Air

Which part of the earth gets the maximum amount of sunlight?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

• Tropics

Which part of the earth gets minimum heat from the sun ?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

• Tropics

What is another name for cyclone in Japan and Philippines ?

• Tornadoes

• Typhoon

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

What is another name to cyclone in the American

continent ?

• Tornadoes

• Typhoon

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

Which of the two is associated with high speed winds : reduced air pressure or increased air pressure?

• reduced air pressure

• increased air pressure