TBSHS GCSE Geography - Tropical Cyclones

What is the strongest category of hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale?

• Category 5

• Category 10

• Category 1

Tropical cyclone characteristics:

• Very high pressure

• Very low pressure

• A large rotating storm

• They are usually 10-15 metres in diameter

What is the critical wind speed (km/hour) for a tropical storm to be classified as a tropical cyclone?

• 209

• 250

• 119

• 74

The location of tropical cyclones

Select the correct option(s)

• Between 5 and 30 degrees north and south of the Equator

• Areas immediately around the Equator

• In temperate latitudes

• The Caribbean Sea

In which direction do tropical cyclones rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Clockwise

• Anticlockwise

• They do not rotate

• Backwards

What is the calm area in the centre of a tropical cyclone called?

• Wall

• Eye

• Void

• Hole

Where are the strongest winds and heaviest rains in a tropical cyclone located?

• In the eyewall

• In the outer bands

• On the leading edge

• In the eye

The eye of a tropical cyclone is dry and calm because it is the only places for kilometres around where the air is...

• rising

• sinking

• converging

• rotating

Tropical cyclone formation

High temperatures in the tropics cause air to ________ away from the ocean surface.

• Sink

• Rise

• Fall

Tropical cyclone formation

Sometimes tropical storms converge. This creates a flow of rapidly rising air, producing an area of extreme ________ pressure

• High

• Low

• Warm

• Cold