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  • A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the worl D. In Philippines it is called as _______.

    Question: A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the worl D. In Philippines it is called as _______.

    Options:

    willy – willy
    hurricane
    typhoon
    mango shower

    The correct answer is a typhoon.
    🔑Key Points: 
    -A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world.
    -It is called a 'typhoon’ in Japan and the Philippines.
    -While they are called ‘cyclones’ in the Indian and South Pacific oceans.
    -In the Atlantic Ocean, they are called ‘hurricanes’.

    🔴Additional Information:
    -Cyclone: 
    -A cyclone is a large air mass that rotates around a strong centre of low atmospheric pressure.
    -Cyclones rotate clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
    -Cyclones are rapid inward air circulation around a low-pressure area.
    -Factors like wind speed, wind direction, temperature and humidity contribute to the development of cyclones. 
    -Cyclone/Strom is termed by different names in different continents –

    🛑Important Points:
    -Cyclone is a chain of events that ends with the formation of a very low-pressure system with very high-speed winds revolving around it.
    -The centre of a cyclone is a calm area.
    -It is called the eye of the storm.
    -A large cyclone is a violently rotating mass of air in the atmosphere, 10 to 15 km high. 
    -A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world.
    -It is called a ‘hurricane’ on the American continent.
    -In the Philippines and Japan, it is called a ‘typhoon’.
    -In Australia it is known as willy – willy.

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