Paper 1 - Weather hazards

The ocean temperature must be above what for a tropical storm to form?

• 10 °C

• 17°C

• 20 °C

• 27 °C

Where are the strongest winds of a tropical storm found?

• Eye

• Eye Wall

• Rain bands

• Clouds

How many people where killed due to Typhoon Haiyan when it hit the Philippines in November 2013?

• Nobody was killed

• 500 people

• 6300 people

• 15,000 people

How many people were displaced due to Typhoon Haiyan?

• 200,000

• 400,000

• 600,000

• 800,000

Which of these is not a weather hazard usually experienced in the UK?

• Thunderstorms

• Strong Winds

• Hurricanes

• Drought

Which of the following is a social impact of the Somerset Levels floods in 2014?

• Over 600 homes flooded

• Floodwaters heavily contaminated with sewage and other pollutants

• Over 1000 livestock evacuated

• An estimated £10 million of damage

What is one way that Somerset County Council is reducing the risk from future flooding?

• Diverting the Rivers Tone and Parratt

• Paying for home insurance for residents at risk

• Moving people out of the area

• Building more pumping stations

All air is under pressure but if it is rising then the air is said to be unstable and the pressure is _______

• higher
• lower

The spinning of the earth is called the.....

• Polar front
• Crylas effect
• Trade winds
• Coriolis effect

Which of the following is a secondary effect of the Typhoon Haiyan:

• Landslides

• Rain

• Storm surge

• People died