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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