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Cyclone is a .....
Atmospheric Hazard
Hydrological Hazard
Geological Hazard
2
The area that produces the most tornadoes each year is ..
Tornado Alley
Twister Valley
The Pacific Ring of Fire
Vortex City
3
What weather system is circled?
Tropical Cyclone
Low pressure system
High pressure system
Cold Front
4
The safest room in a house during a tornado is in the smallest room in the middle of the house.
False
True
5
What is the air pressure at Melbourne (red dot)
1024 hpa
1008 hpa
1020 hpa
1012 hpa
6
A violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground is called a
funnel cloud
vortex
tornado
supercell
7
What hazard does
not
occur frequently in Australia?
Bushfire
Tornado
Cyclone
Flood
8
an event has occurred and completely disrupts the normal ways of a community and has caused widespread destruction is a
Disaster
Hazard
9
The temperature graph on a climate graph is a
red line graph
blue bar graph
10
What part of the storm diagram is shown on the picture. (yellow circle)
ice crystals
hail
rain
lightning
11
Loss of crops and livestock is a
Environmental impact
Social impact
Economic impact
12
All supercell thunderstorms produce tornadoes?
True
False
13
What part of the cyclone is the yellow arrow pointing to?
Eye
Cirrus shield
Rain bands
Cold air sinking
14
What part of the storm diagram is shown on the picture. (yellow circle)
ice crystals
hail
lightning
rain
15
The rainfall graph in climate graphs is a
red line graph
blue bar graph
16
Loss of human life is a ....
Environmental impact
Economic impact
Social impact
17
Which of the following events is a hazard?
Mt St Helens Eruption - 57 fatalities
Cyclone Larry - major destruction in North QLD
Cyclone of the coast of Queensland
1.1997 Thredbo landslide - 18 fatalities
18
What part of the storm diagram is shown on the picture. (yellow circle)
updraft
lightning
cold dry air
warm moist air
19
What is the air pressure at Brisbane (red dot)
1020 hpa
1024 hpa
1012 hpa
1008 hpa
20
Which colour area shows the correct location of Tornado Alley?
Green
Blue
Orange
Red
21
Which of the following is a disaster?
landslide on an empty highway
Earthquake that causes minimal damage
Thunderstorm
Boxing Day Tsunami - 280 000 casualties
22
How many categories of cyclones are there?
2
5
3
4
23
A rapidly rotating air mass within a thunderstorm that often gives rise to a tornado is called a .....
mesocyclone
supercell
twister
vortex
24
What weather system is circled?
Cold Front
Tropical Cyclone
Low pressure system
High pressure system
25
What element is essential for storm to be classified a storm?
wind
rain
lightning
hail
26
Bushfire is a .......
Atmospheric Hazard
Geological Hazard
Hydrological Hazard
27
Destruction of community based infrastructure such as roads and schools......
Social impact
Environmental impact
Economic impact
28
An upward current of warm, moist air is called a ....
updraft
wind shear
tornado
gust
29
What weather system is circled?
High pressure system
Tropical Cyclone
Cold Front
Low pressure system
30
What is the air pressure at Perth (red dot)
1024 hpa
1012 hpa
1008 hpa
1020 hpa
31
Death of wildlife is a.....
Economic impact
Environmental impact
Social impact
32
What part of the cyclone is the yellow arrow pointing to?
Cirrus shield
Rain bands
Cold air sinking
Eye
33
Cyclones are known by which 2 other names
Hurricanes and Typhoons
Typhoons and Tornado
Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Supercells and water spouts
34
Destruction of property is a ....
Economic impact
Social impact
Environmental impact
35
Which of the following events is a hazard?
Boxing Day Tsunmai
2011 Brisbane Floods
Bali Bombings
Severe Thunderstorm
36
Volcano is a .....
Geological Hazard
Geomorphic Hazard
Hydrological Hazard
37
What part of the storm diagram is shown on the picture. (yellow circle)
mesocyclone
updraft
warm moist air
cold dry air
38
What part of the cyclone is the yellow arrow pointing to?
Rain bands
Cirrus shield
Cold air sinking
Eye
39
Which of the following is a disaster?
Tornado in an open field
2009 Black Saturday Bushfires - 173 fatalities
An underground earth quake
An active volcano
40
The tornado category system is called ....
Tornado Intensity Scale
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Hurricane and Tornado Category Scale
Wind Vortex Scale
41
A tsunami is a.....
Atmospheric Hazard
Hydrological Hazard
Geological Hazard
42
What average temperature does the ocean need to be for a cyclone to form?
24 oC
26.5 oC
20.5 oC
30 oC
43
The safest place to shelter during a tornado is in a storm bunker underground.
False
True
44
an extreme and unusual event that has the potential to cause serious damage to a person's life or property is a ....
Disaster
Hazard
