WorksheetsTropical Storms
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is NOT a location where tropical storms form?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
What is the missing word: "Tropical storms are huge and (a) storms that form in the Tropics."
What is the feature marked with a red arrow?
The eye
Thunderhead
Storm surge
Heavy rainfall
Tropical storms have other names around the world. Tick all those that are correct.
Cyclones
Hurricanes
Typhoons
Willy Willys
Megastorm
True or false: the Tropic of Cancer is in the Northern Hemisphere, 23.5 degrees north of the Equator
True
False
There are 3 climatic zones on Earth: the tropical zone, the temperate zone and the (a) zone.
Which of the following are descriptive words you could use to describe a tropical storm? Tick the four that apply.
Dry
Torrential
Gusts
Towering
Spinning
True or false: tropical storms form over cool water
True
False
Are tropical storms low air pressure or high air pressure systems?
Low pressure
High pressure
Which of the following does NOT occur in tropical storms?
Strong winds
Heavy rainfall
Coastal flooding from the sea
Heavy snowfall
The eye is surrounded by the (a) which is a ring of towering cumulonimbus clouds where the strongest winds and heaviest rain is found
Which of these hazards associated with tropical storms often does the most damage and claims the most lives?
Storm surge
High winds
Heavy rain
Tornados
Air moving into tropical storms spirals (anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere) and this is caused by the Coriolis Effect. What causes the Coriolis Effect?
The spin of the Earth on its axis
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun
The Earth's magnetic field
The Atmospheric Circulation System
How warm does the surface water of the ocean need to be for a tropical storm to form?
10 C
17 C
27 C
33 C
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