Tropical Cyclones Quiz

Tropical cyclones form when ________ pressure over ________ water evaporates

• high, warm

• high, cold

• low, warm

• low, cold

• air, ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What temperature does water have to be for a tropical cyclone to form?

• 18.5 C

• 26.5 C

• 32.5 C

• 82.5 C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the name for a tropical storm in the Northwest Pacific?

• Water Spout

• Tropical Cyclone

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the name for a tropical storm in the North Atlantic?

• Water Spout

• Tropical Cyclone

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Evaporated water __________ (cools) and releases ________

• condenses, heat

• condenses, water

• sublimates, heat

• evaporates, heat

• evaporate, cools

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of the following is not considered a damage to coastal communities due to tropical cyclones?

• rainfall

• lightning

• strong winds

• storm surge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tropical ___________ are concentrated ________ pressure system with strong __________

• hurricanes, high, rains

• hurricanes, low, winds

• cyclones, high, rains

• cyclones, low, winds

• cyclones, low, rains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In Asia there is a large difference between _______ and Indian Ocean __________.

• land, temperature

• temperature, land

• particles, salinity

• salinity, temperature

• temperature, salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The scientific method creates a ____________ based off observed phenomena, and then tests the ______________ through experimentation

• hypothesis, theory

• hypothesis, data

• hypothesis, hypothesis

• hypothesis, variable

• hypothesis, procedures

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Tropical cyclones bring additional __________ to coastal waters which can increase ____________

• nutrients, productivity

• nutrients, flooding

• water, flooding

• water, productivity

• winds, phototropism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3