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6. tropical storms may be...

  • 12km across and 800km high
  • 800km across and 12km high
  • 10km across and 3km high

7. Peak wave heights reaching land can be as high as...

  • 100 metres
  • 6 metres
  • 20 metres

8. What are tropical storms?

  • large rotating storms around a centre of very low pressure (920mb for most intense)
  • large rotating storms around a centre of very high pressure (920mb for most intense)
  • large rotating storms around a centre of very minimal pressure (920 for most intense)

9. typhoons occur in...

  • indian ocean and bay of bengal
  • western pacific
  • north atlantic

10. winds speeds in a tropical storm reach up to...

  • 250km per hour in most intense
  • 200km per hour in most intense
  • 180km per hour in most intense

11. conditions needed for tropical storms are..

  • sea temps greater than 30°C and a depth of at least 60m
  • sea temps greater than 27°C and a depth of at least 60m
  • sea temps greater than 15°C and a depth of at least 50m

12. What is the golden rule?

  • air doesn't move
  • air will always move from high to low pressure
  • air will always move from low to high pressure

13. Compound hazard

  • an event which produces many hazardous impacts e.g. a tropical storms produces heavy rain, strong winds and high waves
  • a hazard that produces only one specific hazard