Wild Weather Quiz

What is this?

• tornado

• hail

• thunderstorm

• dust storm

What is this?

• dust storm

• hail

• thunderstorm

• flood

What is this?

• flood

• hail

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

What is this?

• blizzard

• thunderstorm

• flood

• hurricane

What is this?

• hurricane

• blizzard

• ice storm

• dust storm

What are conditions like in the eye of the storm? Select 2 answers.

• The strongest wind speeds

• Torrential rainfall and towering cumulonimbus clouds

• Calm

• No wind and rain

What conditions are required for a tropical storm to form?

• Low wind shear (light upper winds)

• High sea temperatures (27 degrees plus)

• High wind shear

• Sea temperatures between 10 and 15 degrees

Where are you most likely to find tropical storms?

• At the Equator.

• Between 5 and 30 degrees north and south of the Equator.

• Between 30 and 60 degrees north and south of the Equator.

• In the Caribbean and North Atlantic

Which of the following are examples of extreme weather in the UK?

• Tropical cyclones

• Heatwaves

• Heavy rainfall

• Cold weather / Heavy snow

what is extreme weather caused by?