Structure of a Cyclone

Q.

Which of the following correctly defines the 'eye' of a cyclone?

1. It is an area of low pressure

2. It is an area of high pressure

3. It has high speed winds

4. It has lots of clouds

Q. Why are cyclones more frequent along the coastline of India?

Q. A cyclone is a violently rotating mass of air in the atmosphere. The approximate height of this air can be which of the followings?

1. 10-15 km
2. 20-30 km
3. 30-35 km
4. 40-45 km

Q. Around the eye of a cyclone, there is a region of cloud. The size of this region is about ________.

1. 150 km
2. 1500 km
3. 10 km
4. 50 km

Q. In which region of the cyclone, do you find high speed winds?

1. In the Eye of the Cyclone
2. In the region around the eye
3. Anywhere in the surrounding
4. In the region away from the cloud

Q. Away from the cloud region of a cyclone, the wind speed is _______.

1. decreased
2. increased
3. unchanged
4. made zero

Q.

While seeing a satellite image of a cyclone, Himanshu observed the following wind pattern.

Looking at the wind pattern we can say that the above cyclone originated in:

Q.

Does wind have any other name like the cyclone

Q. The eye of a cyclone is:

1. A violent area
2. A calm area
3. A haunted area
4. None of the above

Q. Which of the following statement is correct regarding the eye of the cyclone?

1. It is an area of low pressure
2. It is an area of high pressure
3. It has high-speed winds
4. It has lots of clouds

Q. A storm is any disturbed state of the atmosphere that implies severe or bad weather.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following is most likely to be a characteristic of the 'eye' of a cyclone?

1. It has lots of clouds and rains
2. It has high speed winds
3. It is an area of high pressure
4. It is an area of a low pressure

Q.

The encircled region represents the eye of the cyclone.

1. True

2. False

Q.

The center of a cyclone is a calm area and is called the _________of the storm.

1. focus

2. centre

3. radius

4. eye

Q. Which of the following is not true about the Eye of Cyclone ?

1. The diameter of the eye varies from 10 to 30 km
2. It is a region full of clouds and has heavy winds
3. It is a region free of clouds and has light winds
4. It is the center area of the cyclone which is calmer

Q. What does the above figure correspond to?

1. Lightening
2. Cyclone
3. Thunderstorm
4. Flood

Q. The diameter of the eye of the cyclone is about

1. $30-60km$
2. $100-120km$
3. $70-90km$
4. $170-200km$

Q.

Which of the following place is most likely to be affected by a cyclone?

1. Mumbai

2. Puri

3. Goa

4. Porbandar

Q. Which of the following states of India is most likely to be hit by a cyclone?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Punjab
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Andhra Pradesh

Q. The height of a large cyclone is about:

1. $10-15km$
2. $2-3km$
3. $50-60km$
4. $100-200km$

Q.

The instrument that measures the wind speed in a cyclone is:

1. Anemometer

2. Barometer

3. Thermometer

4. Ammeter

Q.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the eye of a cyclone?

1. It is an area of low pressure

2. It has very less cloud

3. Violent winds prevail in the region

4. The weather is calm in the region