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Year 11 Weather Hazards Revision

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Severe tropical storms that form over the ocean are called ____________.

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Tsunamis

c)

Floods

2.

What is a hazard?

a)

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.

b)

A catastrophic event that causes serious loss of life or disruption to a community.

c)

Natural factors that cause loss of human life.

d)

Cultural factors causing a large disruption to the economic and social functioning of an area.

3.
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.
4.

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

a)

funnel clouds

b)

downdrafts

c)

tornadoes

d)

typhoons

5.

What is the calm center of a hurricane called?

a)

funnel cloud

b)

downburst

c)

eyewall

d)

eye

6.
A hurricane rotates _____.
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counterclockwise 
7.

The major difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is __________.

a)

rainfall amounts

b)

wind speed

c)

air temperature

8.
What causes damage in a hurricane?
a)
Winds
b)
Flooding
c)
Storm Surge
d)
All of the above
9.
Where do most hurricanes develop?
a)
Middle of the United States
b)
Near the Equator
c)
Near Canada and Alaska
d)
Antarctica
10.
10. What is the strongest category of hurricane?
a)
Category 5
b)
Category 10
c)
Category 1
11.

Name the month and the year that Typhoon Haiyan struck

a)

September 2012

b)

April 2015

c)

November 2013

d)

December 2014

12.

What ocean did Typhoon Haiyan develop in?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

13.

What temperature does the ocean have to be in order for a tropical storm to form?

a)

35 degrees

b)

27 degrees

c)

40 degrees

d)

20 degrees

14.

How many people had their homes destroyed in Typhoon Haiyan?

a)

3 million

b)

5 million

c)

5.5 million

d)

1.5 million

15.

Tropical storms are measured on which scale?

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Seismic Scale

c)

Stevenson Scale

d)

Saffir-Simpson Scale

16.

Which country did Typhoon mainly hit?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Philippines

c)

China

d)

Australia

17.

Name the city that was 90% destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan

a)

Talcoban

b)

Taliban

c)

Tacloban

d)

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