Question

Define the following

1. Monsoon winds
2. Storm
3. Hurricane
4. Tornado

Answer 1

1. The cool winds that blow from the surface of the sea towards the land which carries the rains are called monsoon winds.
2. A violent disturbance that occurs in the atmosphere accompanied by high speed winds and rains that result when airs of different masses meet is called storm.
3. Hurricanes are the violent storms that occur over the warm moist ocean waters near the equator.
4. The rotating winds can cause an extremely violent, funnel shaped storm, called tornado, with its narrow end on the ground.