Weather Hazards Flashcards
(59 cards)
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How many cells are Circulating the earth and Name the 3 different types of cells?
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- There are 6 Cells circulating the earth.
- Hadley cell, Ferrell cell and Polar cell
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Where are all the cells Located?
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- Polar cell is Located 60° North Or South Of The Equator.
- The Ferrell cell is Located 60° either side of the equator.
- The Hadley cell is Located at the equator.
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In 3 Steps what is created at the Hadley cell?
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- 1) The hot, Moist air rises and creates low pressure.
- 2) Then it move to a higher latitude 30°.
- 3) The air cools and condenses forming clouds.
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In 3 Steps What is Created at the Ferrell cell?
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- 1) At 30°- 60° latitude warm air travels north and meets cool air blowing from the poles.
- 2) The interaction causes the warm air to rise as its forced upwards by the cold air.
- 3) This creates a region of Low pressure.
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Write a Definition Of Polar Front?
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- The Polar Front Is a The Boundary Between Cold Air From Polar Regions and Warm Air From Areas With Lower Latitudes.
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In 1 Step What happens at the polar cells?
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- 1) The moist warm air rises and travels to the pole (90°) Where it sinks.
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Write a Definition Of a Pressure Belt?
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- These Air Circulations That Create Different Areas Of Pressure.
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Write The Difference Between High and Low Pressure?
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- Low Pressure Is When Air Rises.
- High Pressure Is When The Air Sinks.
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Describe The Definition Of Temperate and Tropical?
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- Tropical Is Warm Weather.
- Temperate Is Mild Weather Not To Cold Or Hot.
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Surface Winds Will Blow From (_______) Pressure To (________) Pressure.
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- High and Low
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What 3 Other Names Do Tropical Storms Also Have?
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- Typhoon
- Cyclone
- Hurricane
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Name 3 Things that Have to be perfect in order for Tropical Stroms to form?
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Describe 4 Facts About Tropical Storms?
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- They Happen Between 5° And 20° North and South Of The Equator When The Temperature Is 26° Or Over.
- Winds Are In Excess Of 160KM Per Year.
- Intense Rainfall Happens After It (250-300 mm).
- It Can Cause Landslides and Surges.
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Write a Definition Of The Coriolis Force?
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- It Is Where There Isn’t Enough Spin To Create The Swirling Winds.
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What’s The Acronym The Rembert The Causes Of Tropical Storms?
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- R - Rotation
- A - Air Pressure
- W - Wind Shear
- T - Temperature
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Explain the 3 steps involved in the formation of a tropical storm?
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- 1) Water Evaporates From The Ocean Surface and Comes Into Contact With Mass Of Cold Air Forming Clouds.
- 2) A Colum Of Low Pressure Develops at The Center . Winds Form around a Column.
- 3) As Pressure In The Central Column (The Eye) Weakens The Speed Of The Wind Around It Increases.
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Write a Definition Of The Eye and Eye Wall?
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-The Eye Is The Area That Is Very Calm And Cloudy and Its Extremely Low Pressure.
- The Eye Wall Is Where The Thuder,Lightning Happens and Winds Can Reach 240KM Per Hour.
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Where Do They Predict Hurricanes In The USA?
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- National Hurricane Center
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What’s The Acronym To Remember The Different Ways To Predict a Hurricane?
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- M - Monitoring
- P - Predicting
- P - Protechting
- P - Planning
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What Did They Use To Monitor The Hurricane and What Can They Track?
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- They Were Using Satellites To Record Warning Signs And See The Formation.
- They can Track The Formation Of a Storm and The Path That It Is Travelling.
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What Did They Use To Predict The Hurricane and What Can They Track?
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- They Will Use Computer Modelling.
- They Can Track The Route,Intesity and Height Of a Storm.
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What Did They Use To Protect The Land From a Hurricane and What Can They Build?
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- They Can Protect The Land By Planting Mangrove Trees, Building Sea Walls,Storm Drains.
- They Can Build Houses On Higher Ground And Use Reinforced Glass To Protect Windows.
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What Did They Use To Plan The Hurricane and What Can They Track?
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- They Use Community Awareness Hazard Map and Evacuation Orders Warring People About The Storm So They Can Evacuate.
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Which Area In Asia Did Typhon Haiyan Hit and Which Countries Were Hit?
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-It Happened In South East Asia.
- Phippns,Taiwan,Vietnam and South China Were Affected
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When Did The Typhoon Hit and How Fast Was The Typhoon?
- The Typhoon Hit On November 2013.
- It Was 1 Of The Strongest Tropical Cyclones Ever Recoded With Wind Speed Of 314 KM/H.
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Describe 3 Reasons Why The Philippines Was Worstly Impacted By Typhoon Haiyan?
- The Storm Path.
- Low Economic Development.
- Minimal Investment On Prediction,Planning and Protection.
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Name a immediate response of the Philippines Reacting To Typhoon Haiyan?
- 800,000 People Were Evacuated Following a Televised Warning By The President.
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Name 2 Long-Term responses of the Philippines Reacting To Typhoon Haiyan?
- A New Storm Surge Warning System Has Been Devolved.
- Mangroves Have Been Replanted to absorb Furth Storm Surges.
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Name a Social Impact Of Typhoon Haiyan?
- 1.9 Million People Were Left Homeless and More Than 6 Million Displace.
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Name a Environmental Impact Of Typhoon Haiyan?
- 71,000 Hectares Of Farmland Were Affected.
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Name a Economic Impact Of Typhoon Haiyan?
- Fishing Communities were Severely Affected Destroying 30,000 Boats.
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What's The Life Span For a Tropical Storm and How Many Kilometres Can They Be Wide?
- 7-14 Days
- 100s
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Write a Definition Of Looting?
-It Is Where People Break Into To Stores And Steal Goods But This Is During a war,Natural Diaster,Rioting.
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What Scale Is Used Tropical Storms?
- Saffir-Simpson Scale
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What's The Acronym To Remember The 4 Hazards Of a Tropical Storm?
- F - Flooding
- H - High Wind
- L - Landslides
- S - Storm Surges
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How Much Energy Does a Tropical Storm Have?
It Has More Energy Than 500,000 Atomic Bombs
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Write a Definition of a Storm Surge?
- It is a series of Waves That Blow On Shore which are 5-10 Metres in height.
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What Threat Will The Salt In Seawater Have?
It Will Kills Plants Because Its Dangerous.
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Write a Definition of a Weather Hazard?
- It Is any naturally occurring weather condition that has the potential to cause either harm or damage.
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Name 4 Air Masses That Hit the UK?
- 1) Polar Martine - It Comes form The North actinic Ocean and Its very cold and moist and bring cool temperatures.
- 2) Tropical Maritime - It Comes from Subtropical Atlantic ocean its very warm and moist and brings mild Temperatures.
- 3) Polar Continental - Its Comes form Eastern Europe and Siberia and its very cold and dry.
- 4) Tropical Continental - It Comes from north Africa and its warm and dry.
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What's the Nonmonic to Remember the 4 different air masses that affect the Uk?
- Penguins - Polar Marine.
- Make - Maritime Tropical.
- Cold - Continental Polar.
- Travels - Tropical Continental.
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Name 5 Weather Hazards Found In The Uk?
- Prolonged Rainfall
- Thunderstorms
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow
- Strong's Winds
- Extreme Heat
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Name 2 Reasons How The Uk Weather Is Becoming More Extreme?
- Their Is More Energy In The Atmosphere.
- Global Warming Is making It Hotter
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Explain 1 Way The Uk Weather Is Getting More Extreme?
-The Weather Is Getting More Hotter.
-This Is Because Their Are More Heatwaves and Global Warming Is Increasing.
- and The Average Temperature is rising 3-4°.
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Describe The Location Of Somerset Flooding and The Year It Happened?
- Its Located In The South-West Of England.
-It Covers 650KM².
- It Happened In 2014
- Most Of The Landscape Is Below Sea-Level.
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What's The Maximum Altitude In Somerset?
8 Metres
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Flat Landscape Between (_____________) And (___________)
- Quantock
- Mendip Hills
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What Are The 3 Nearby Rivers?
- River Brue
- River Parrett
- River Tone
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Give Example Of 4 Nearby Civilisation?
- Glastonbury
- Muchelney
- Taunton
- Bridgewater
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Name 2 Things That Happened In 2014?
- The Uk Was By The Worst Storm For 20 Years.
- The Somerset Levels Experienced Lots Flooding in Parrett and tone Rivers.
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How Much Flooding Happened In Somerset?
- More Than 65 Million m³ Of Flood Water Covered an Area OF 65KM² Which Means That 10% Of That Area Was Underwater.
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Name 2 Facts About Somerset Unique Landscape?
- OverTime The Somerset Levels Have Been Drained and Irrigated For Agriculture and Resident Purposes.
- Dutch Engineers Helped To Drain The Levels In The 17th Century By Digging Diches To Create Channels To Allow Farming.
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Name a Physical Causes Of Flooding?
- Coastal Defences Coped With The Tidal Surges.
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Name a Human Causes Of FloodIng?
- Much Of The Land Had Been Converted From Grassland to grow Maize this Means The Land Is Able To restain Water.
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Name a Social Impacts Of Flooding?
- Several Incidents of Crime Including 900 Litres of Fuel being stolen from a pumping station in westonzoyland.
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Name a Economic Impacts of Flooding?
- An Estimated £1 Million Was Lost By Local Business.
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Name a Environmental Impacts of Flooding?
- Soil Was Damaged After Being Underwater For Nearly 3 Months.
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Name a Immediate Responses To Somerset Flooding?
- The Army Arrived With Specialist Equipment and Issued Sandbags and Food.
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Name a Long-Term Responses To Somerset Flooding?
- raising a road in Muchelney.
