Question

Which of the following is not the name of Cyclones in different parts of the world?
A) Typhoon
B) Tornoid
C) Hurricane
D) Tropical cyclone

Answer 1

Hint: Cyclone is a large mass of winds that rotate inwards about a Low-pressure area. They are known by various names around different coasts around the world, like in the eastern northeast pacific, the Northwest Pacific, or the Indian Ocean.

Complete step by step solution:
Different coasts of the world have slightly different names for a cyclone.
1. Hurricane: It is the name given to cyclones and storms which are formed in the North Atlantic, as well as around the eastern and central north pacific.

2. Typhoon: In the northwest Pacific, these storms are called typhoons.

3. Tropical Cyclone: This term is widely used for storms that form around the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
Tornoid is not the name of a cyclone in any part of the world. In fact, there is no meaning of this word at all.

So option (B) is the answer.

Additional Information:
Cyclones are mostly caused by continuous evaporation of moisture, which creates an area of low pressure, this generates an area of low pressure, and the surrounding wind from all directions rushes inwards to fill up space, and ends up swirling around that center, known as the eye.
They are capable of mass destruction in coastal areas, as they approach with very high energy.

Note: It can be noted that cyclones spin counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere while they spin clockwise in the southern hemisphere. It is due to the rotation and curvature of the earth, the effect which accounts for cyclones spinning in opposite directions is the Coriolis Effect.