Year 11 Weather Hazards Revision

Severe tropical storms that form over the ocean are called ____________.

• Hurricanes

• Tsunamis

• Floods

What is a hazard?

• A potential danger or risk caused by natural or human causes and has the potential to cause loss of life, injury, property, socio-economic disruption.

• A catastrophic event that causes serious loss of life or disruption to a community.

• Natural factors that cause loss of human life.

• Cultural factors causing a large disruption to the economic and social functioning of an area.

Trade winds.....

• blow at the surface from the sub-tropical high pressure areas towards the equator.
• blow at the hadley cell from the sub-tropical high pressure areas towards the tropic of cancer.
• blow at the surface from the sub-tropical high pressure areas away from the equator.

What are tropical cyclones that form in the Pacific Ocean called?

• funnel clouds

• downdrafts

• tornadoes

• typhoons

What is the calm center of a hurricane called?

• funnel cloud

• downburst

• eyewall

• eye

A hurricane rotates _____.

• Clockwise
• Counterclockwise 

The major difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is __________.

• rainfall amounts

• wind speed

• air temperature

What causes damage in a hurricane?

• Winds
• Flooding
• Storm Surge
• All of the above

Where do most hurricanes develop?

• Middle of the United States
• Near the Equator
• Near Canada and Alaska
• Antarctica

10. What is the strongest category of hurricane?

• Category 5
• Category 10
• Category 1