Subject: Social Studies Class: 6-O

Chapter # 3
Question /Answers
Question # 1: Why do you think the glass measuring cylinder of the guage is
inside an outer container?

Ans: the Bay of and the coastal areas around it, down to the western coast of India,
are a cyclone-affected region. Bangladesh is particularly affected by cyclones
which cause a lot of destruction.

i) In which season do mostly cyclones occur?

Ans: In the summer season mostly cyclones occur and some autumn. In
the northern hemisphere cyclones hit from May to November and in
southern hemisphere in December to April.
ii) How many cyclones have hit South Asia in the last two years?
Ans: From 5-10 cyclones hit South Asia in last two years back,
especially in the coastal areas of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and
Bangladesh.

Question # 2: Complete these paragraphs.

Ans: In an anticyclone, the air moves in a clockwise direction. This means that the
pressure on the ground is high. An anticyclone normally means fine/warm/dry
weather. The winds in an anticyclone are light.

In a cyclone the winds move in an anticlockwise direction. The pressure on the

ground is low and brings bad/wet/stormy weather. The winds in a cyclone are
strong/fierce. The only part where they are different is in the centre/eye. Here the
winds are calm.

Cyclones are dangerous because they cause great damage. Other names for storms
are hurricanes, typhoons, and tornadoes.