A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world. In Philippines it is called as _______.

The correct answer is a typhoon.

Key Points 

• A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world.
• It is called a 'typhoon’ in Japan and the Philippines.
• While they are called ‘cyclones’ in the Indian and South Pacific oceans.
• In the Atlantic Ocean, they are called ‘hurricanes’.

Additional Information 

• Cyclone: 
  • A cyclone is a large air mass that rotates around a strong centre of low atmospheric pressure.
  • Cyclones rotate clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • Cyclones are rapid inward air circulation around a low-pressure area.
  • Factors like wind speed, wind direction, temperature and humidity contribute to the development of cyclones. 
  • Cyclone/Strom is termed by different names in different continents -

Important Points

• Cyclone is a chain of events that ends with the formation of a very low-pressure system with very high-speed winds revolving around it.
• The centre of a cyclone is a calm area.
• It is called the eye of the storm.
• A large cyclone is a violently rotating mass of air in the atmosphere, 10 to 15 km high. 
• A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world.
• It is called a ‘hurricane’ on the American continent.
• In the Philippines and Japan, it is called a ‘typhoon’.
• In Australia it is known as willy - willy.