WorksheetsWeather Hazards - Tropical Storms - AQA
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is a tropical storm?
An intense high pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong, spiralling winds.
An intense low pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong, spiralling winds.
An intense high pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong trade winds.
An intense low pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong trade winds.
What latitudes do most tropical storms develop between?
Between 0° and 30° North and South
Between 25° and 45° North and South
Between 5° and 30° North and South
Only at 0°
What is low pressure?
Falling air that causes stable atmospheric conditions. (Clear skies, few clouds, gentle winds, sun)
Rising air that causes unstable atmospheric conditions. (Cumulonimbus clouds, strong winds and rainfall)
Rising air that causes stable atmospheric conditions. (Clear skies, few clouds, gentle winds, sun)
Falling air that causes unstable atmospheric conditions. (Cumulonimbus clouds, strong winds and rainfall)
What cell is created at the equator?
(a)
Complete the sentence: Surface winds occur as air moves from high to low pressure belts. In the northern hemisphere they bend towards the right and in the southern hemisphere they (a)
True or False - For a tropical storm to develop the sea temperature needs to be 27°C or higher.
True
False
Fill the gap: Tropical storms spin due to the (a) effect.
Name the feature found at X.
(a)
Name the feature found at Y.
(a)
What are the conditions like at the eye of the storm?
Calm, Gentle winds and clear skies.
Calm, Gentle winds and cloudy skies.
Strong, Rough winds with rainclouds.
None of the above
What happens to tropical storms as they travel over land?
Tropical storms gain energy as they travel over land due to the heat from the land.
Tropical storms lose energy as they travel over land because trade winds increase.
Tropical storms lose energy as they travel over land because their warm water supply is cut off.
Tropical storms lose energy because a high pressure system comes into force.
Which of the following is not a risk posed to human settlements by tropical storms.
Flooding of coastlines
Earthquakes
Destruction of buildings
Which of the following would be classed as an immediate response?
How will climate change have an effect on tropical storms?
Tropical storms will become more frequent.
Tropical storms will become less frequent
Tropical storms will become more intense/powerful.
Tropical storms will lose their energy quicker.
What social reasons make some places more vulnerable to tropical storms than others?
Poor quality infrastructure
Poor healthcare
No flood defences
Access to education
