Weather and Climate 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWeather and climateGCSEEdexcel Created by: BCDMCreated on: 13-09-20 17:52 What is atmospheric circulation Atmospheric Circulation is the movement of air around the air in cells, The cells and Hadley, Ferrel and Polar 1 of 30 What are tropical storms Tropical storm are intense, low pressure systems that are formed over warm oceans, the ocean temperature need to be 27 Celsius or higher 2 of 30 What are the three names for tropical storms Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon 3 of 30 What causes tropical storms Tropical forms from over war, ocean water, between latitudes of 5 and 20 degrees north 4 of 30 What are the structure and features of a tropical storm A tropical storm can be up to 600 miles in diameter, have an eye that is up to 40 miles wide which has calmer weather 5 of 30 What type of climate does the UK have Temperate (moderately temperatures and levels of precipitation) 6 of 30 What are the impacts of drought Farmers struggle with crops, low reservoir levels, hosepipe bans, spreading of wildfires 7 of 30 Factors of Climate Change Natural -> Orbital Activity and Volcanic Activity, Human -> Use of fossil fuels, agriculture and power generation 8 of 30 Impacts of Tropical Cyclones High Winds, Intense Rainfall, Storm Surges, Coastal Flooding 9 of 30 Safir-Simpson Hurricane Scale 1 - 119-153km/h, 2 - 154 - 177km, 3 - 178-208, 4 - 209-249, 5 - 250+ 10 of 30 How many people died in Hurricane Sandy More than 150 11 of 30 How much damage did Hurricane Sandy cause 65 billion US dollars 12 of 30 How many people died in Typhoon Haiyan More than 6000 13 of 30 How much damage was caused by Typhoon Haiyan 2 billion US dollars 14 of 30 Human Causes of Drought Dams, Agriculture and Deforestati 15 of 30 Impacts of Drought Delayed Rain, Water Quality problems, Crop destruction 16 of 30 What features do a tropical cyclone have Eye (up to 40 miles wide), eye wall 17 of 30 What is weather Weather is the state of an atmosphere at a certain place or time 18 of 30 What is climate Climate is a record of the state of a certain place over a period of time 19 of 30 What category was Typhoon Haiyan Category 5 20 of 30 What category was Hurricane Sandy Category 1 21 of 30 What are the three main properties of the water cycle Precipitation, Evaporation and Condensation 22 of 30 What is Drought Drought is when there is less rainfall 23 of 30 What are biomes Biomes are large-scale ecosystems 24 of 30 What are the main biomes Rainforest, Decidious, Coniferous Forest, Desert, Desert Scrub, Grassland, Savanna, Tundra, Mountains, Mediterranean 25 of 30 Weather and Climate in Savannas Usually warm and can be rainy in certain months 26 of 30 Weather and Climate in Tropical Forests Very rainy, can go up to 10m of precipitation 27 of 30 Weather and Climates in Deserts Very hot, can reach 38 celcius, night can go below 0 celcius 28 of 30 Weather and Climate is Temperate Forest Very cold winters, 29 of 30 Weather and Climate in Coniferous Forests Warm summers and cool winters 30 of 30
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