3.2 What is a typhoon?

According to Video 1, which of the following is a tropical cyclone(熱帶氣旋)?

• Typhoon 颱風

• Hurricane 颶風

• Cyclonic storm 氣旋風暴

• All of the above

Tropical cyclones are called different names in different places. Tropical cyclones found in the northwestern Pacific are called...

• Typhoon 颱風

• Hurricane 颶風

• Cyclonic storm 氣旋風暴

• Willy-willy 畏來風

Tropical cyclones are called different names in different places. Tropical cyclones found in the northern part of Indian Ocean are called...

• Typhoon 颱風

• Hurricane 颶風

• Cyclonic storm 氣旋風暴

• Willy-willy 畏來風

Tropical cyclones are called different names in different places. Tropical cyclones found in the USA are called...

• Typhoon 颱風

• Hurricane 颶風

• Cyclonic storm 氣旋風暴

• Willy-willy 畏來風

Tropical cyclones are called different names in different places. Tropical cyclones found in the Southern Pacific are called...

• Typhoon 颱風

• Hurricane 颶風

• Cyclonic storm 氣旋風暴

• Willy-willy 畏來風

According to Video 1, USA and Hong Kong both classify tropical cyclones into different levels in terms of X.

What is X?

• Air temperature

• Air pressure

• Wind speed

• Duration

Refer to last question, rearrange the tropical cyclones in ascending order.

A. Super typhoon

B. Severe typhoon

C. Typhoon

D. Tropical depression

E. Tropical Storm

F. Severe tropical storm

• A > B > C > F > E > D

• E > F > D> C > B > A

• D < E < F < C < B < A

• C > B > A > D > E > F

According to Video 1, which of the following tropical cyclone is an example of "Category 5 hurricanes(5級颶風)"

• Dorian(多里安)

• Mangkhut(山竹)

• Wanda(溫黛)

• Hato(天鴿)

According to Video 2-5, tropical cyclones will directly bring the following effects?

• Strong wind

• Heavy rain

• Big waves

• Storm surges

• All of the above

According to Video 2-5, which of the following is/are the possible effects brought by tropical cyclones?

• Loss of lives and properties

• Destroy crops, rise of food prices

• Trees fall, traffic disrupts

• Disrupts supply of water and electricity

• All of the above