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How much damage was done in the Somerset Levels floods?
 
£100m
 
£10m
 
£1m
 
£1 billion
How many homes were flooded during the Somerset levels?
 
600
 
6
 
6 million
 
60
Which of these is not a physical cause of the Somerset Levels floods?
 
Rivers not being dredged
 
Prolonged heavy rainfall
 
Saturated soil
 
High tides
Name the extreme cold event that hit the UK in 2018
Beast from the East
What does extreme weather mean?
Weather that is abnormal or different from usual
Give a way buildings can be earthquake-proofed
Shock absorbers, deep foundations, window shutters, moving weights
What does PPPM stand for?
Prediction, Protection, Planning and Monitoring
How many people died in the 2015 Nepal Earthquake?
9000
What's the difference between an earthquake's focus and epicentre?
Focus is the point in the Earth's crust where the earthquake occurs, epicentre is the point on the surface
Which plate boundary only has earthquakes?
Collision or conservative
Which plate boundary involves an oceanic plate subducting beneath a continental plate?
Destructive
Name the 3 things responsible for tectonic plates moving
Convection currents, ridge push, slab pull
Name the two types of plates
Oceanic and continental
Name the 4 layers of the Earth
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Where do tectonic hazards occur (mostly)?
On plate boundaries
Name a factor that affects the risk that hazards pose
Wealth, population, location, frequency
What is a natural hazard?
An extreme natural event that threatens people and human life
How can people protect their themselves from storm surges?
Board up the windows
Which of these is the odd one out and why?
 
Tornado
 
Hurricane
 
Cyclone
 
Typhoon
Why were mangrove forests planted after Typhoon Haiyan?
To provide a barrier after future storm surges
Name an illness caused by damaged and polluted water supplies from Typhoon Haiyan
 
Dysentery
 
AIDS
 
Covid-19
 
Ebola
A wall of water that hits land as the tropical storm hits is a...
Storm surge
How many people died in Typhoon Haiyan?
 
6300
 
63
 
63 million
 
630
Name two weather conditions associated with tropical storms
Strong winds heavy rain
What happens when a tropical storm hits land?
Loses energy because there is no water to draw energy from
Why do tropical storms spin?
Trade winds and rotation of the Earth (Coriolis effect)
What temperature must the sea be for tropical storms to form?
27 degrees
Why is it dry at the poles?
Sinking air and high pressure
Why is it cold at the poles?
Sun's energy more spread out
What are the winds called that blow from 30 degrees north towards the equator?
trade winds
What type of cliate is found where the Ferrel cell meets the Polar cell? (e.g. UK)
mild and wet
What kind of weather is associated with high pressure?
Dry
30 degrees north and south of the equator you find bands of ____ pressure
high
Why is rising air associated with rainfall?
Air rises, cools, condenses, forming clouds that lead to rainfall
Rising air leads to ____ coniditons
 
Wet
 
Dry
Why does air rise at the equator?
Because it is hot and less dense
At the equator, there is _____ air
risng
Why is it hot at the equator?
Sun's energy is more concentrated


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