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WorksheetsYear 11 Weather Hazards Revision
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
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.
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
The major difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is __________.
rainfall amounts
wind speed
air temperature
Name the month and the year that Typhoon Haiyan struck
September 2012
April 2015
November 2013
December 2014
What ocean did Typhoon Haiyan develop in?
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
What temperature does the ocean have to be in order for a tropical storm to form?
35 degrees
27 degrees
40 degrees
20 degrees
How many people had their homes destroyed in Typhoon Haiyan?
3 million
5 million
5.5 million
1.5 million
Tropical storms are measured on which scale?
Richter Scale
Seismic Scale
Stevenson Scale
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Which country did Typhoon mainly hit?
Vietnam
Philippines
China
Australia
Name the city that was 90% destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan
Talcoban
Taliban
Tacloban
Trafficban
