Wind blowing in a spiral form around a region of low atmospheric pressure is a:

Wind blowing in a spiral form around a region of low atmospheric pressure is a:

  • (A) Hurricane
  • (B) Cyclone
  • (C) Anti-cyclone
  • (D) Tornado
  • In a cyclone, the wind spirals inward to a center with low pressure. It rotates counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, the correct answer is (B) Cyclone. A cyclone is a wind system with low air pressure and spiraling winds inward to the center. The winds move to the center and rise.
  • Hurricane: It is a tropical cyclone occurring in the Atlantic Ocean and the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
  • Anticyclone: It is the winds spiraling outward from the center with high air pressure.
  • Tornado: It is a column of rotating air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground.
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  • (D) North American Transport Organization

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