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7 - Tropical Storms

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens to tropical storms as they travel over land?

a)

Tropical storms gain energy as they travel over land due to the heat from the land.

b)

Tropical storms lose energy as they travel over land because trade winds increase.

c)

Tropical storms lose energy as they travel over land because their warm water supply is cut off.

d)

Tropical storms lose energy because a high pressure system comes into force.

2.

What is the feature marked with a red arrow?

a)

The eye

b)

Thunderhead

c)

Storm surge

d)

Heavy rainfall

3.
The _____________ is the largest cell and extends from the equator to between 30 and 400 North and South.
a)
Hadley Cell
b)
Polar Cell
c)
Ferrel Cell
4.
The spinning of the earth is called the.....
a)
Polar front
b)
Crylas effect
c)
Trade winds
d)
Coriolis effect
5.
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.
6.
10. What is the strongest category of hurricane?
a)
Category 5
b)
Category 10
c)
Category 1
7.
The _________ cells are found between 60 and 700 North and South. These are typically colder and feature denser air. 
a)
Polar Cell
b)
Hadley Cell
c)
Ferrel Cell
8.
In the Coriolis effect, the direction of the winds are deflected to...
a)
the left in the northern hemisphere and the right in the southern hemisphere
b)
the right in the northern hemisphere and the left in the southern hemisphere
9.

What is a tropical storm?

a)

An intense high pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong, spiralling winds.

b)

An intense low pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong, spiralling winds.

c)

An intense high pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong trade winds.

d)

An intense low pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong trade winds.

10.

What latitudes do most tropical storms develop between?

a)

Between 0° and 30° North and South

b)

Between 25° and 45° North and South

c)

Between 5° and 30° North and South

d)

Only at 0°

11.

What is low pressure?

a)

Falling air that causes stable atmospheric conditions. (Clear skies, few clouds, gentle winds, sun)

b)

Rising air that causes unstable atmospheric conditions. (Cumulonimbus clouds, strong winds and rainfall)

c)

Rising air that causes stable atmospheric conditions. (Clear skies, few clouds, gentle winds, sun)

d)

Falling air that causes unstable atmospheric conditions. (Cumulonimbus clouds, strong winds and rainfall)

12.

True or False - For a tropical storm to develop the sea temperature needs to be 27°C or higher.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Name the feature found at X.

(a)  

14.

Name the feature found at Y.

(a)  

15.

What happens to tropical storms as they travel over land?

a)

Tropical storms gain energy as they travel over land due to the heat from the land.

b)

Tropical storms lose energy as they travel over land because trade winds increase.

c)

Tropical storms lose energy as they travel over land because their warm water supply is cut off.

d)

Tropical storms lose energy because a high pressure system comes into force.

16.

Which of the following is not a risk posed to human settlements by tropical storms.

a)

Flooding of coastlines

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Destruction of buildings

17.

Which of the following would be classed as an immediate response?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

What social reasons make some places more vulnerable to tropical storms than others?

a)

Poor quality infrastructure

b)

Poor healthcare

c)

No flood defences

d)

Access to education

19.

Name the feature found at Y.

(a)  

20.

True or False - For a tropical storm to develop the sea temperature needs to be 27°C or higher.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is low pressure?

a)

Falling air that causes stable atmospheric conditions. (Clear skies, few clouds, gentle winds, sun)

b)

Rising air that causes unstable atmospheric conditions. (Cumulonimbus clouds, strong winds and rainfall)

c)

Rising air that causes stable atmospheric conditions. (Clear skies, few clouds, gentle winds, sun)

d)

Falling air that causes unstable atmospheric conditions. (Cumulonimbus clouds, strong winds and rainfall)

22.

What latitudes do most tropical storms develop between?

a)

Between 0° and 30° North and South

b)

Between 25° and 45° North and South

c)

Between 5° and 30° North and South

d)

Only at 0°

23.

What is a tropical storm?

a)

An intense high pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong, spiralling winds.

b)

An intense low pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong, spiralling winds.

c)

An intense high pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong trade winds.

d)

An intense low pressure weather system with heavy rain and strong trade winds.

24.
In the Coriolis effect, the direction of the winds are deflected to...
a)
the left in the northern hemisphere and the right in the southern hemisphere
b)
the right in the northern hemisphere and the left in the southern hemisphere
25.
The _________ cells are found between 60 and 700 North and South. These are typically colder and feature denser air. 
a)
Polar Cell
b)
Hadley Cell
c)
Ferrel Cell
26.
10. What is the strongest category of hurricane?
a)
Category 5
b)
Category 10
c)
Category 1
27.
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.
28.
The spinning of the earth is called the.....
a)
Polar front
b)
Crylas effect
c)
Trade winds
d)
Coriolis effect
29.
The _____________ is the largest cell and extends from the equator to between 30 and 400 North and South.
a)
Hadley Cell
b)
Polar Cell
c)
Ferrel Cell
30.
All air is under pressure but if it is rising then the air is said to be unstable and the pressure is _______
a)
higher
b)
lower
31.

True or false: tropical storms form over cool water

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What is the feature marked with a red arrow?

a)

The eye

b)

Thunderhead

c)

Storm surge

d)

Heavy rainfall

33.

Name the month and the year that it struck

a)

September 2012

b)

April 2015

c)

November 2013

d)

December 2014

34.

What ocean did the storm develop in?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

35.

How many deaths were there?

a)

5600

b)

6300

c)

2400

d)

5000

36.

Which country did Typhoon mainly hit?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Philippines

c)

China

d)

Australia

37.

Name the city that was 90% destroyed by the Typhoon

a)

Talcoban

b)

Taliban

c)

Tacloban

d)

Trafficban

38.

How many fishing boats were destroyed?

a)

30,000

b)

39,000

c)

19,000

d)

9,000

39.

what was one of those secondary impacts?

a)

strong winds damaged buildings

b)

many homes were destroyed

c)

the economy based on strong exports of copper meant many homes could be rebuilt

d)

flooding caused landslides that blocked roads, cutting off aid to remote communities

40.

How many mm of rain fell in Typhoon Haiyan?

a)

40,000

b)

400

c)

40

d)

4000

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