Wind, Storms, and Cyclones- Key terms and definitions

·       Anemometer: The instrument that is used to measure the speed of wind.

·       Cyclone: A very low pressure system with high speed winds that revolves around.

·       Hurricanes: Cyclone is called hurricane in the American continent.

·       Lightning: When two clouds with unlike charges approach each other, charges starts moving with high speed through the air in between. In this condition lightning strikes.

·       Low pressure: Increased wind speed creates low pressure.

·       Monsoon winds: The winds from the ocean whish carry water and bring rain.

·       Pressure: The force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area.

·       Thunderstorm: A storm with lightning and sound accompanied by heavy rain or hail.

·       Tornado: It is a dark funnel shape cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground.

·       Wind flow pattern: Due to rotation of earth the wind curves does not flow exactly from north to south. This flow of wind acquires a pattern called wind flow pattern.

·       Typhoon: In Philippines and Japan a cyclone is called a typhoon.

·       Wind vane: It is an Instrument used to measure the direction of blowing wind

·       Air pressure: The force exerted on a particular area by the air molecules is known as air pressure.

·       Natural calamity: A natural calamity refers to the occurrence of destructive events as a result of some natural process, causing massive loss of life and property.

·       Wind current: A wind current can be defined as the movement of wind from areas of high pressure to the areas of low pressure.

·       Monsoon: The word monsoon derived from the Arabic word mausam which means seasons.

·       Thunder: Thunder is the loud sound/noise which we hear immediately after a bolt of lightning.-

·       Water-wall: It refers to the wall like huge tidal waves reaching height of 8-13 meters during an incoming cyclone.

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