tropical storms

Question 1

where are tropical storms located

Answer 1

near the equator
found between 5-30 degrees north or south of the equator

Question 2

where are tropical storms formed

Answer 2

in oceans when the water temperature is 27*

Question 3

what is the place the tropical storm originates called?

Answer 3

source

Question 4

what is the journey it goes on called

Answer 4

track

Question 5

what is the coriolis effect

Answer 5

the spin of the earth

Question 6

what is the cloud that forms called

Answer 6

cumulonimbus cloud

Question 7

describe the process of the formation of tropical storms

Answer 7

• form when the sea reaches 27*C
• rapid evaporation takes place, air rises and releases latent heat

-as the air rises it cools and condenses into cumulonimbus clouds

-the air spirals due to the coriolis force

• air spreads out, sinks, and is drawn back into the storm
• this creates low pressure and a storm surge

Question 8

response to cyclone Pam

Answer 8

military aircrafts arrive 4 days later bringing clean water & food

emergency shelters

emergency aid flown to port vila

Question 9

causes of cyclone Pam

Answer 9

vanuala’s president says climate change contributes

sea levels rising

Question 10

what was cyclone Pam like

Answer 10

winds nearing 200mph

worst cyclone ever recorded

took down powerlines & uprooted trees

Question 11

social impacts of cyclone Pam

Answer 11

24 ppl killed with thousands homeless

up to 90%of housing in the capital city damaged (90,000 people)

3000 people fled

half the population affected

Question 12

economic impacts of cyclone Pam

Answer 12

lots of work for builders

damaged hospitals

damaged schools affecting over 35,000 pupils

Question 13

environmental impacts of cyclone pam

Answer 13

uprooted trees

crops flattened by the wind

Question 14

how many people received safe drinking water

Answer 14

21,000 people

Question 15

how many repairs were made to water supply systems

Answer 15

26,000

Question 16

how many temporary schools were created

Answer 16

153

Question 17

how many blankets were given out

Answer 17

92,500 blankets

Question 18

how many foreign medical teams offered support

Answer 18

20

Question 19

how many people recieved medical care

Answer 19

95,000

Question 20

how many children were vaccinated against measles

Answer 20

19,000

Question 21

what is a jet stream

Answer 21

a strong wind that circulates earth

Question 22

what year did the tropical storm hit the island of vanuatu

Answer 22

2015

Question 23

what is the capital city of vanuatu

Answer 23

port vila

Question 24

what is a heatwave

Answer 24

an extended period of hot weather relative to the expected conditions at that time of year

Question 25

what is a drought

Answer 25

a lack of precipitation in an area for a long period of time often several months or years

Question 26

where are droughts located

Answer 26

around the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn

Question 27

low pressure is when

Question 28

tropical storms in the northern hemisphere occur between?

Question 29

tropical storms in the southern hemisphere occur between?

Question 30

tropical storms are also known as hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones (true or false)

Question 31

cyclones form when the sea temperature is

Question 32

towering clouds and torrential rain is formed when

Question 33

cyclone pam hit the island chain of _______ in ________ it was a category________ cyclone