Weather Hazards

• What does atmospheric hazard mean?

  Weather
• What does LOW pressure mean?

  Lots of water/ rain
• What does HIGH pressure mean?

  No rain or water
• What is the order of cells in global atmospheric circulation?

  Polar cell

  Ferrel cell

  Hadley cell
• Where do tropical storms form?

  Between 5 - 15* north and south of the equator
• What conditions must be met for a tropical storm to form?

  Ocean surface temperatures is above 27*C

  The spinning effect of the earth must be high (Coriolis effect)

  There is a light wind shear
• What is the name for a tropical storm in Asia?

  Typhoon
• What does Calamity mean?

  Call for help
• What does predict mean?

  A good guess about when the storm will hit
• What does plan mean?

  What will the country do when it hits.
• What does protect mean?

  How will the country keep people safe in the storm
• What does extreme weather mean?

  When a weather event is significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern.
• What does Deficit mean?

  Not enough resources
• What period is the earth in and when did it begin?

  Quaternary period and it began 2.6 million years ago