Let's Check your understanding about typhoons

Complete Name, Grade Level and Section

Which part of a tropical cyclone is where the wind speed is greatest?

                 

• eye

• Eyewall 

             

• Inner Rainbands

                    

• Outer Rainbands

Which part of the tropical cyclone is calm? 

• Eye

                    

• Eyewall  

• Inner Rainbands 

• Outer Rainbands

What is the difference between typhoons and hurricanes?  

• wind speed

• strength of winds

• amount of rain fall

• place they originate

What is a typhoon?                  

• a fierce tropical storm that brings heavy rain

                    

• a series of wildfires 

                    

• a type of earthquake

                    

• a ride at a water world resort

Where are typhoons most likely to do the most damage?

                  

• near the seaboards

                    

• in a desert

                    

• in the forest

                    

• on the North Pole

Another name for a typhoon in the Atlantic Ocean?

                  

• tornado

                    

• hurricane

                    

• tsunami

                   

• storm surge

Where do typhoons form?

                  

• in a river or stream

                    

• at a plate boundaries

                    

• over the ocean

                    

• under the Earth

What ocean water temperature is needed to form a tropical cyclone?

                 

• 10ᵒC

                   

• 15ᵒC

                   

• 20ᵒC

                   

• 26.5ᵒC or more

How is the weather in the eye of the typhoon?

                

• calm

                  

• violent and windy

                  

• intense

                  

• sunny