2 weather hazards Flashcards

1
Q

name the pressure belts in order

A

plolar, ferel, hadley

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2
Q

how should you remember the pressure belts

A

peter fucks hayley

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3
Q

hot air is closest to the surface in every cell except the…

A

polar cell

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4
Q

what temperature does water have to be for there to be a tropical storm

A

27C

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5
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i terms of degrees, where are tropical storms located on the planet

A

5-30 degrees from the equator

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6
Q

what causes a tropical storm

A

hot water evaporates into gas and rises to the clouds where it the condenses and therefore rains at high pressure

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7
Q

why are storms located by the equator

A

more hot water there

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8
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what are the features of a tropical storm

A

hot, intense, high pressure in the eye

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9
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where does ascending air go and then descending air

A

descending goes through the clouds where ascending goes up through the eye

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10
Q

what increases as storms move over the ocean

A

energy and therefore windspeed

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11
Q

from the top, list the high pressure and low pressure belts

A

low high equator high low

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12
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what three factors of a storm will climate change affect and why

A

frequency- water stays hot for longer
distribution- more hot water
intensity- more hot water

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13
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three ways to mitigate the risk of a tropical storm

A

monitor plan and protect

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14
Q

social and economic effects of the bostcastle flood

A

social-75 businesses and builidngs destoryed/damaged

economic- 20 million claimed in loans and a collapse in local toruism

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15
Q

what were the long term responses of the bostcastle flood

A

car park was raised
trees were removed
flood defences were built.

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16
Q

describe the process of air circulation

A
  • sun warms the air at the equator
    -moves away from the equator as it moves between high and low pressure
    -
17
Q

what is your example of a tropical storm

A

hurricane katrina

18
Q

3 primary effects of your tropical storm case study

A

80pc of the city was flooded
2000 dead
flood defences shattered

19
Q

3 secondary effects of your tropical storm case study

A

10000 homeless
3 million no electricity
food shortages and looting

20
Q

short and long term responses to your tropical storm case study

A

poor short term response, slow evacuation
50 billion in aid

big pumps to pump water out of the city

21
Q

how was the bostcastle flood caused

A

tail end of a hurricane and low pressure. rain was stored and ready to go

22
Q

two pieces of evidence for climate change

A
  • tree rings have grown, which show that the temp has got warmer
  • pollen analysis
  • temperature records