EFFECTS OF CYCLONIC STORM

What is a cyclone?

•  is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above

• is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

• a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

• is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud.

How high do the waves produced by cyclonic storms?

• as high as a 7 story building

• as high as a 4 or 5 story building

• as high as 3 or 4 story building

• None of these

What is the rising level of seawater much above the normal sea level called?

• Storm Tide

• Tsunami

• Sea Waves

• Storm Surge

A Category 1 Storm is?

• Mildest

• Strongest

• Weakest

• Severest

The Wind Speed of Category 5 storms are?

• 120-150 km/h

• Over 200 km/h

• Below 100 km/h

• 100-120 km/h

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​ ​ ____________was one of the most powerful cyclones to hit India in the last 20 years.

• Cyclone Fani

• Great Bhola Cyclone

• Great Bombay Cyclone

• Haiphong Typhoon