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EARTHQUAKE AND TYPHOONS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The source from which the energy is released radiating to all directions.

a)

Epicenter

b)

Fault

c)

Focus

d)

Core

2.

Waves that travel through the outer layer of the Earth.

a)

Surface

b)

Body

c)

Seismic

d)

Primary

3.

Waves that travel only through solids.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Surface

d)

Body

4.

The mantle, one of the internal structure of the Earth is solid.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Cannot be determined

5.

What determines the strength of earthquake?

(a)  

6.

Determines the amount of damage of an earthquake.

(a)  

7.

Give one impact of earthquake.

(a)  

8.

Which is the calmest part of typhoon?

a)

eyewall

b)

inner rainbands

c)

outer rainbands

d)

eye

9.

Responsible for converging northeasterly and southeasterly or southwesterly trade winds.

a)

ITCZ

b)

PAR

c)

Equator

d)

Pacific Ocean

10.

Which of the following is not a factor in typhoon formation?

a)

sea surface temperature

b)

landforms

c)

Low Pressure Area

d)

high moisture

11.

What sea surface temperature must be met for the formation of typhoon?

a)

28 degrees C

b)

26. 5 degrees C

c)

23. 5 degrees C

d)

24 degrees C

12.

Typhoon Yolanda is classified as (a)   .

13.

If a typhoon is located at 17 degrees North and 140 degrees East, is it within the PAR?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Hard to determine

d)

Maybe

14.

If the sea water is cold, the typhoon will get stronger.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Cannot be determined

d)

Maybe

15.

What is the Public storm Warning Signal of a typhoon witha wind speed of 120 kph?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

3

16.

What natural disaster occurs over 1,000 times a day, but is usually too small for people to notice?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Earthquake

d)

Typhoon

17.

What should you do during an earthquake?

a)

Drop, Cover and Hold

b)

Drop, Cover and Roll

c)

Drop, Cover and Crawl

d)

Drop, Cover and Run

18.

What is the track of this typhoon?

a)

parabolic

b)

straight

c)

northward

d)

eastward

19.

The farther the typhoon is from a body of water, the faster it is for the typhoon to disintegrate.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Hard to determine

20.

Tropical cyclones can decrease the air pollutants.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

It depends