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WorksheetsWeather Hazards
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is weather?
How much rain is falling
The amount of wind on a particular day
Long term climate changes
The day to day condition of the atmosphere
Which of these is NOT a cell involved in global atmospheric circulation?
Ferrell Cell
Hadley Cell
Polar Cell
Arctic Cell
Solar Insolation is concentrated where?
Along the equator
At the poles
At the tropics
Deserts are an area of high pressure
True
False
The high pressure at deserts is the result of rising air
True
False
What conditions cause low pressure areas to form?
Warm air rising
Cold air rising
Warm air sinking
Cold air sinking
What weather conditions occur in areas of high pressure?
Clear skies and wet
Cloudy and dry
Cloudy and wet
Clear skies and dry
What is the name for a tropical storm that forms in the Caribbean?
Typhoon
Willywilly
Cyclone
Hurricane
Where do tropical storms form?
At the poles
5-15 degrees North or South of the Tropics
5-15 degrees North or South of the Equator
Along the Equator
Which of the following is NOT evidence of weather events becoming more extreme?
2013/14 severe flooding occurred across southern England after the wettest winter in 250 years
2003 UK heat wave with the highest ever recorded temperature in the UK
2009 & 2010 the UK was hit by heavy snowfall with the lowest even recorded temperatures in the UK
Average UK temperatures increasing by a degree since 1980
Which of the following is NOT a social effect of the floods?
Over 600 homes flooded
Wildlife habitats destroyed
Deterioration of health conditions from waterborne diseases
What causes the differences in air pressure across the surface of the earth?
Differences in temperature at the poles and the equator causing differential heating
The changing of seasons
Cold winds producing fast winds
What is the weather like in low pressure conditions?
Rainy and cloudy
Clear skies
Hot and humid
What is the coriolis effect?
The movement of the earth around the sun
The earth's tilt
The spinning of the earth
What happens to the strength of tropical storms when they move over land?
They loose energy
They slow down
They loose energy AND slow down
They gain speed and energy
In what year, and what country did Typhoon Haiyan occur?
2011, Philippines
2012, Thailand
2013, Philippines
