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Hydrometeorological/Marine and Coast Phenomena and Hazards

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain or squalls.

a)

Tropical cyclone

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Tropic Thunder

d)

Tropicana

2.

Waves do not transport matter. Hence, they transport __________.

a)

Current

b)

Energy

c)

Electricity

d)

Density

3.

This is the force that causes MOST of the plate movement.

a)

thermal conduction

b)

thermal radiation

c)

thermal convection

d)

thermal diffusion

4.

It is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean.

a)

cyclone

b)

hurricane

c)

tornado

d)

monsoon

5.

It wind is a wind that blows from the east. It was a beautiful September day.

a)

Northeast monsoon

b)

Southeast monsoon

c)

Westerly Winds

d)

Easterly Winds

6.

It is a violent meteorological phenomena in which there is heavy rain, and wind due to moisture in the air.

a)

tornado

b)

huricane

c)

storm

d)

cyclone

7.

It is the base level for measuring elevation and depth on Earth. Because the ocean is one continuous body of water, its surface tends to seek the same level throughout the world.

a)

Flood level

b)

Sea level

c)

Storm Signal

d)

Storm Surge

8.

It occurs twice a month when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to the Earth.

a)

High Tide

b)

Neap Tide

c)

Low Tide

d)

Spring Tide

9.

A tide just after the new or full moon when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.

a)

High Tide

b)

Spring Tide

c)

Low Tide

d)

Neap Tide

10.

This describes the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distances around Earth.

a)

Doppler Effect

b)

Tyndall Effect

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

Tisdale Effect