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Tropical Storms - Hurricanes

Total questions: 20

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 missing word: "Tropical storms are huge and (a)   storms that form in the Tropics."

3.

What is the feature marked with a red arrow?

a)

The eye

b)

Thunderhead

c)

Storm surge

d)

Heavy rainfall

4.

Tropical storms have other names around the world. Tick all those that are correct.

a)

Cyclones

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Typhoons

d)

Willy Willys

e)

Megastorm

5.

There are 3 climatic zones on Earth: the tropical zone, the temperate zone and the (a)   zone.

6.

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

7.

True or false: tropical storms form over cool water

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Tropical storms form in low or high pressure systems?

a)

Low pressure

b)

High pressure

9.

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

10.
Air moves from high pressure to low pressure.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The spinning of the earth is called the.....
a)
Polar front
b)
Crylas effect
c)
Trade winds
d)
Coriolis effect
12.
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.
13.

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

a)

funnel clouds

b)

downdrafts

c)

tornadoes

d)

typhoons

14.
A hurricane rotates _____.
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counterclockwise 
15.

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

a)

rainfall amounts

b)

wind speed

c)

air temperature

16.
What causes damage in a hurricane?
a)
Winds
b)
Flooding
c)
Storm Surge
d)
All of the above
17.
Where do most hurricanes develop?
a)
Middle of the United States
b)
Near the Equator
c)
Near Canada and Alaska
d)
Antarctica
18.
Ocean currents have an affect on which two things
a)
climate and weather
b)
temperature and density
c)
land and sea
d)
equator and poles
19.
10. What is the strongest category of hurricane?
a)
Category 5
b)
Category 10
c)
Category 1
20.
What is the name of a hurricane in Asia?
a)
Cyclone
b)
Typhoon
c)
Bob
d)
Dennis