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tropical storms

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a location where tropical storms form?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

2.

What is the feature marked with a red arrow?

a)

The eye

b)

Thunderhead

c)

Storm surge

d)

Heavy rainfall

3.

Which of the following are descriptive words you could use to describe a tropical storm? Tick the four that apply.

a)

Dry

b)

Torrential

c)

Gusts

d)

Towering

e)

Spinning

4.

True or false: tropical storms form over cool water

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following does NOT occur in tropical storms?

a)

Strong winds

b)

Heavy rainfall

c)

Coastal flooding from the sea

d)

Heavy snowfall

6.
All air is under pressure but if it is rising then the air is said to be unstable and the pressure is _______
a)
higher
b)
lower
7.
The _____________ is the largest cell and extends from the equator to between 30 and 400 North and South.
a)
Hadley Cell
b)
Polar Cell
c)
Ferrel Cell
8.
The spinning of the earth is called the.....
a)
Polar front
b)
Crylas effect
c)
Trade winds
d)
Coriolis effect
9.
Trade winds.....
a)
blow at the surface from the sub-tropical high pressure areas towards the equator.
b)
blow at the hadley cell from the sub-tropical high pressure areas towards the tropic of cancer.
c)
blow at the surface from the sub-tropical high pressure areas away from the equator.
10.

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

a)

funnel clouds

b)

downdrafts

c)

tornadoes

d)

typhoons

11.

What is the calm center of a hurricane called?

a)

funnel cloud

b)

downburst

c)

eyewall

d)

eye

12.
What causes damage in a hurricane?
a)
Winds
b)
Flooding
c)
Storm Surge
d)
All of the above
13.
10. What is the strongest category of hurricane?
a)
Category 5
b)
Category 10
c)
Category 1
14.
What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?
a)
biologist
b)
geologist
c)
optometrist
d)
meterorologist
15.

When did Hurricane Katrina form?

a)

August 22nd, 2005

b)

August 21st, 2005

c)

September 21st

d)

August 23rd, 2005

16.

How many people lost their lives to Katrina?

a)

around 1,833 people

b)

around 1,420 people

c)

an estimated 1,800 people

d)

an estimated 6,900 people

17.

What happened in New Orleans?

a)

A princess kissed a frog.

b)

The city was water proof, #EPIC

c)

There was Levee failure and the city flooded.

d)

There was a display of really good engineering.

18.

How did the community prevent the events of New Orleans from reoccurring?

a)

They hired a professional, Bob the Builder.

b)

They equipped a really big bucket

c)

They made an improved disaster plan and built better levees.

d)

They didn't, New Orleans is extinct.

19.

When did Hurricane Katrina strike the USA?

a)

August 2004

b)

April 2004

c)

August 2005

d)

April 2005

20.

The city of New Orleans was badly effected. In which state is New Orleans?

a)

Texas

b)

Georgia

c)

Mississippi

d)

Louisiana

21.

Which agency forecast and tracked the storm?

a)

FEMA

b)

NHC

c)

Red Cross

d)

NASA

22.

Which major lake was contaminated with sewage and other pollution?

a)

Lake Pontchartrain

b)

Spirit Lake

c)

Lake Eerie

d)

Great Bear Lake