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WorksheetsWeather Hazards AQA Geography GCSE
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Where would you find a Hadley cell?
North and south of the equator
In the polar regions
At the outer edge of the atmosphere
North of the equatot
The ocean temperature must be above what for a tropical storm to form?
10 °C
17°C
20 °C
27 °C
Where are the strongest winds of a tropical storm found?
Eye
Eye Wall
Rain bands
Clouds
How many people where killed due to Typhoon Haiyan when it hit the Philippines in November 2013?
Nobody was killed
500 people
6300 people
15,000 people
How many people were displaced due to Typhoon Haiyan?
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
Which of these is not a weather hazard usually experienced in the UK?
Thunderstorms
Strong Winds
Hurricanes
Drought
Which of the following is a social impact of the Somerset Levels floods in 2014?
Over 600 homes flooded
Floodwaters heavily contaminated with sewage and other pollutants
Over 1000 livestock evacuated
An estimated £10 million of damage
What is one way that Somerset County Council is reducing the risk from future flooding?
Diverting the Rivers Tone and Parratt
Paying for home insurance for residents at risk
Moving people out of the area
Building more pumping stations
Where are most of the world's hot deserts found?
On the equator
At about 30° north and south of the equator
At about 60° north and south of the equator
At about 5° north and south of the equator
True or False - it is very dry at the equator?
True
False
