Cyclones and Anticyclones MCQs (Meterology)

1. What is a cyclone?
(A) A high-pressure system
(B) A low-pressure system
(C) A large storm in the Arctic
(D) A tropical desert phenomenon

2. What direction do cyclones rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
(A) Clockwise
(B) Counterclockwise
(C) Vertically
(D) Randomly

3. What direction do cyclones rotate in the Southern Hemisphere?
(A) Clockwise
(B) Counterclockwise
(C) Horizontally
(D) Randomly

4. What is an anticyclone?
(A) A low-pressure system
(B) A high-pressure system
(C) A thunderstorm
(D) A type of cold front

5. What direction do anticyclones rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
(A) Counterclockwise
(B) Clockwise
(C) Randomly
(D) Horizontally

6. What weather is typically associated with cyclones?
(A) Clear skies
(B) Stormy and rainy weather
(C) Dry and warm conditions
(D) Hot and humid

7. What weather is typically associated with anticyclones?
(A) Stormy and rainy
(B) Clear and calm
(C) Cold and snowy
(D) Humid and cloudy

8. Which system, cyclone or anticyclone, is generally linked to good weather?
(A) Cyclone
(B) Anticyclone
(C) Both
(D) Neither

9. Which of the following is a tropical cyclone?
(A) Hurricane
(B) Tornado
(C) Thunderstorm
(D) Snowstorm

10. What is the center of a cyclone called?
(A) Eye
(B) Heart
(C) Core
(D) Vortex

11. What is the typical shape of a cyclone?
(A) Linear
(B) Circular or spiral
(C) Square
(D) Hexagonal

12. What is the region of calm weather in the center of a tropical cyclone called?
(A) Storm wall
(B) Eye
(C) Funnel
(D) Spiral band

13. What is the boundary between cold and warm air masses within a cyclone called?
(A) Front
(B) Jet stream
(C) Anticyclone
(D) Eye wall

14. Which type of cyclone forms over warm tropical oceans?
(A) Polar cyclone
(B) Tropical cyclone
(C) Mesocyclone
(D) Extratropical cyclone

15. How is the wind speed in an anticyclone typically described?
(A) Strong and turbulent
(B) Light and calm
(C) Cyclonic
(D) Random

16. What phenomenon occurs when a cyclone strengthens and its pressure drops rapidly?
(A) Cyclogenesis
(B) Anticyclogenesis
(C) Storm surge
(D) Tornado outbreak

17. Which of the following is NOT a type of cyclone?
(A) Tropical cyclone
(B) Polar cyclone
(C) Anticyclone
(D) Mesocyclone

18. What is the process called when an anticyclone develops?
(A) Cyclogenesis
(B) Anticyclogenesis
(C) Convection
(D) Vortex breakdown

19. What do meteorologists call a system where winds spiral inward towards a low-pressure center?
(A) Cyclone
(B) Anticyclone
(C) Thunderstorm
(D) Hurricane

20. Which of the following is typically associated with anticyclones?
(A) Rising air
(B) Sinking air
(C) Warm fronts
(D) Strong winds

21. What is a storm surge, often associated with cyclones?
(A) A rise in sea level caused by strong winds
(B) A sudden drop in air temperature
(C) A type of heat wave
(D) The calm period after a storm

22. What type of cyclone can cause tornadoes?
(A) Tropical cyclone
(B) Mesocyclone
(C) Extratropical cyclone
(D) Polar cyclone

23. Which is a key feature of an anticyclone’s weather patterns?
(A) Low pressure
(B) Warm and stormy
(C) Clear skies and dry conditions
(D) Rapidly rising air

24. Which hemisphere has cyclones rotating counterclockwise?
(A) Northern Hemisphere
(B) Southern Hemisphere
(C) Equator
(D) Both hemispheres

25. What type of weather typically follows the passage of a cyclone?
(A) Clear and calm
(B) Stormy and rainy
(C) Hot and dry
(D) Continuous rainfall

26. Which cyclone structure is characterized by a band of thunderstorms surrounding the eye?
(A) Storm wall
(B) Eye wall
(C) Spiral bands
(D) Wind front

27. What is the general air movement in an anticyclone?
(A) Air flows inward and rises
(B) Air flows outward and sinks
(C) Air circulates upward
(D) Air spirals downward but rises in the center

28. Which type of system typically brings long-lasting, settled weather?
(A) Cyclone
(B) Anticyclone
(C) Storm surge
(D) Tropical storm

29. Which scale is used to categorize the intensity of tropical cyclones?
(A) Fujita scale
(B) Saffir-Simpson scale
(C) Beaufort scale
(D) Richter scale

30. What happens to the air pressure as a cyclone intensifies?
(A) It increases
(B) It decreases
(C) It remains constant
(D) It fluctuates wildly