What type of pressure system is a tropical storm?
High-pressure system
Low-pressure system
Medium-pressure system
What is the central part of the tropical storm known as?
The eye
The core
The hub
What is the name of the tall clouds found at the centre of the tropical storm?
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
Tropical storms form when water is at what minimum temperature?
27°C
20°C
25°C
Which of the following is NOT a risk posed to human settlements by hurricanes?
Flooding of coastlines
Earthquakes
Destruction of buildings
When does a tropical storm begin to lose energy?
When the tropical storm reaches the equator
When the tropical storm reaches land
When the temperature of the water is above 27°C
How will climate change have an effect on tropical storms?
Tropical storms will become more frequent
Tropical storms will become less frequent
Tropical storms will become more intense/powerful
Which method can help track and predict tropical storms?
Tiltmeters
Seismographs
Satellite images
Typhoon Haiyan occurred in which area of the world?
South East Africa
South East Asia
North America
What is a social impact of Typhoon Haiyan?
1.9 million people were left homeless
71,000 hectares of farmland was affected
6 million workers lost their income