IGCSE tropical storms

When do hurricanes usually develop?

• January through April
• September through October
• June through November
• January through June

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Why does a hurricane rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere?

• because of the uneven heating from the Sun

• because of the upwelling of warm water in the ocean where it forms

• because the Northern Hemisphere is moving faster than the Southern Hemisphere causing spinning

• because the spinning of the Earth causes the Coriolis effect

How fast do winds have to be before it is considered a hurricane?

• 50 mph
• 75 mph
• 100 mph
• 40 mph

Where are the highest winds in the hurricane found?

• at the extreme outside, because they have to move faster the further they are from the middle
• in the center, called the eye of the hurricane
• in the storm surge of the hurricane
• in the eyewall of the hurricane

Why does cold water or land cause a hurricane to weaken?

• because the high pressure of the hurricane can't handle the cold water from a low pressure system
• because the land always cools faster than the ocean
• because the land breeze shreds the hurricane
• because they cut off the energy supply to the hurricane

Why do hurricanes have to have low pressure?

• because low pressure causes air to rise
• because low pressure causes air to sink
• because low pressure makes sea breezes used by the hurricane
• because high pressure causes air to rise

Where do the hurricanes that hit the US form?

• in warm water of the western Pacific ocean off the coast of South America
• in the warm water of a La Nina
• in the warm Atlantic water off the western coast of Africa
• in the warm Atlantic water off the coast of Hawaii

Much of the damage comes not from the wind, but from the flooding from the rain and the

• storm push
• storm wall
• storm surge
• storm eye

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Which words can describe the weather in the eye of a hurricane?

• whirling clouds and rain

• raging winds

• blue skies, sunny

• blizzard

True or False: When a hurricane reaches land, it gets stronger.

• True
• False