Cyclones and Anticyclones MCQs (Meterology)

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
  Answer: B) A low-pressure system
What direction do cyclones rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
- A) Clockwise
- B) Counterclockwise
- C) Vertically
- D) Randomly
  Answer: B) Counterclockwise
What direction do cyclones rotate in the Southern Hemisphere?
- A) Clockwise
- B) Counterclockwise
- C) Horizontally
- D) Randomly
  Answer: A) Clockwise
What is an anticyclone?
- A) A low-pressure system
- B) A high-pressure system
- C) A thunderstorm
- D) A type of cold front
  Answer: B) A high-pressure system
What direction do anticyclones rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
- A) Counterclockwise
- B) Clockwise
- C) Randomly
- D) Horizontally
  Answer: B) Clockwise
What weather is typically associated with cyclones?
- A) Clear skies
- B) Stormy and rainy weather
- C) Dry and warm conditions
- D) Hot and humid
  Answer: B) Stormy and rainy weather
What weather is typically associated with anticyclones?
- A) Stormy and rainy
- B) Clear and calm
- C) Cold and snowy
- D) Humid and cloudy
  Answer: B) Clear and calm
Which system, cyclone or anticyclone, is generally linked to good weather?
- A) Cyclone
- B) Anticyclone
- C) Both
- D) Neither
  Answer: B) Anticyclone
Which of the following is a tropical cyclone?
- A) Hurricane
- B) Tornado
- C) Thunderstorm
- D) Snowstorm
  Answer: A) Hurricane
What is the center of a cyclone called?
- A) Eye
- B) Heart
- C) Core
- D) Vortex
  Answer: A) Eye
What is the typical shape of a cyclone?
- A) Linear
- B) Circular or spiral
- C) Square
- D) Hexagonal
  Answer: B) Circular or spiral
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
  Answer: B) Eye
What is the boundary between cold and warm air masses within a cyclone called?
- A) Front
- B) Jet stream
- C) Anticyclone
- D) Eye wall
  Answer: A) Front
Which type of cyclone forms over warm tropical oceans?
- A) Polar cyclone
- B) Tropical cyclone
- C) Mesocyclone
- D) Extratropical cyclone
  Answer: B) Tropical cyclone
How is the wind speed in an anticyclone typically described?
- A) Strong and turbulent
- B) Light and calm
- C) Cyclonic
- D) Random
  Answer: B) Light and calm
What phenomenon occurs when a cyclone strengthens and its pressure drops rapidly?
- A) Cyclogenesis
- B) Anticyclogenesis
- C) Storm surge
- D) Tornado outbreak
  Answer: A) Cyclogenesis
Which of the following is NOT a type of cyclone?
- A) Tropical cyclone
- B) Polar cyclone
- C) Anticyclone
- D) Mesocyclone
  Answer: C) Anticyclone
What is the process called when an anticyclone develops?
- A) Cyclogenesis
- B) Anticyclogenesis
- C) Convection
- D) Vortex breakdown
  Answer: B) Anticyclogenesis
What do meteorologists call a system where winds spiral inward towards a low-pressure center?
- A) Cyclone
- B) Anticyclone
- C) Thunderstorm
- D) Hurricane
  Answer: A) Cyclone
Which of the following is typically associated with anticyclones?
- A) Rising air
- B) Sinking air
- C) Warm fronts
- D) Strong winds
  Answer: B) Sinking air
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
  Answer: A) A rise in sea level caused by strong winds
What type of cyclone can cause tornadoes?
- A) Tropical cyclone
- B) Mesocyclone
- C) Extratropical cyclone
- D) Polar cyclone
  Answer: B) Mesocyclone
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
  Answer: C) Clear skies and dry conditions
Which hemisphere has cyclones rotating counterclockwise?
- A) Northern Hemisphere
- B) Southern Hemisphere
- C) Equator
- D) Both hemispheres
  Answer: A) Northern Hemisphere
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
  Answer: A) Clear and calm
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
  Answer: B) Eye wall
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
  Answer: B) Air flows outward and sinks
Which type of system typically brings long-lasting, settled weather?
- A) Cyclone
- B) Anticyclone
- C) Storm surge
- D) Tropical storm
  Answer: B) Anticyclone
Which scale is used to categorize the intensity of tropical cyclones?
- A) Fujita scale
- B) Saffir-Simpson scale
- C) Beaufort scale
- D) Richter scale
  Answer: B) Saffir-Simpson scale
What happens to the air pressure as a cyclone intensifies?
- A) It increases
- B) It decreases
- C) It remains constant
- D) It fluctuates wildly
  Answer: B) It decreases

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