Typhoon Haiyan

Name the month and the year that it struck

• September 2012

• April 2015

• November 2013

• December 2014

What ocean did the storm develop in?

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How many deaths were there?

• 5600

• 6300

• 2400

• 5000

What temperature does the ocean have to be in order for a tropical storm to form?

• 35 degrees

• 27 degrees

• 40 degrees

• 20 degrees

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

On average, what is the width of the eye of the storm?

• 3 miles

• 300 miles

• 30 miles

• 13 miles

What is 'landfall'?

• When rocks fall into the sea

• When a hole is formed in the land

• when the storm reaches the land

• when the storm hits the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tropical storms are measured on which scale?

• Richter Scale

• Seismic Scale

• Stevenson Scale

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

How many people had their homes destroyed?

• 3 million

• 5 million

• 5.5 million

• 1.5 million

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which country did Typhoon mainly hit?

• Vietnam

• Philippines

• China

• Australia

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Name the city that was 90% destroyed by the Typhoon

• Talcoban

• Taliban

• Tacloban

• Trafficban

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2