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Read the passage and answer the following questions.

What is in a name?

Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are all the same thing, but they are given different names depending on where they appear. Tropical storms over the North Atlantic Ocean are called hurricanes. Over the Indian Ocean they’re called tropical cyclones and over the Pacific Ocean we call them typhoons. A typhoon is a type of large storm system having a circular or spiral system of violent winds, typically hundreds of kilometres or miles in diameter. The winds spiral around a region of low atmospheric pressure. The energy that powers typhoons comes from the evaporation of warm ocean water. The water vapour rises to the top of the typhoon along the sides of the eye, then condenses into clouds. Warmer ocean water produces more powerful typhoons, which can grow into “super typhoons”. Tropical cyclones can be given men’s or women’s names, as well as names of animals and flowers. Lists of names for Atlantic hurricanes are alternating men and women’s names in alphabetical order

Give examples of two tropical storms and places where they hit.

Important Questions on Winds, Storms and Cyclones

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Atmospheric pressure in the centre of a cyclone is
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Cyclones that come ashore in Bangladesh cause extensive loss of human life because
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Which of the following city is not prone to cyclones?
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Why surface winds do not blow directly from the poles to the equator?
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Why do tropical cyclones form only over the sea?
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Why don’t we get crushed in spite of air exerting pressure on us from all sides?
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If the Earth starts rotating from east to west, do you think it will affect the pattern of wind circulation? Justify your answer.
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When there is lot of snowfall in Shimla, the weather in Delhi too becomes cloudy and cold. How does this happen?