Weather Hazards - Tropical Storms - AQA

What is a tropical storm?

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

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

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

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

What latitudes do most tropical storms develop between?

• Between 0° and 30° North and South

• Between 25° and 45° North and South

• Between 5° and 30° North and South

• Only at 0°

What is low pressure?

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

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

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

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

What cell is created at the equator?

Complete the sentence: Surface winds occur as air moves from high to low pressure belts. In the northern hemisphere they bend towards the right and in the southern hemisphere they.....

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

• True

• False

Fill the gap: Tropical storms spin due to the ________ effect.

Name the feature found at X.

Name the feature found at Y.

What are the conditions like at the eye of the storm?

• Calm, Gentle winds and clear skies.

• Calm, Gentle winds and cloudy skies.

• Strong, Rough winds with rainclouds.

• None of the above