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Starter task: What am I?
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For 10 points: I am extremely large (up to 480 miles across)
For 9 points: I form in the tropics
For 8 points: I have four different names depending on
where I form
For 7 points: I have an ‘eye’.
For 6 points: I need warm and deep seas to form
For 5 points: I used to only get given girls names!
For 4 points: I can cause lots of damage when I dissipate
my energy.
For 3 points: I have very strong winds and lots of moisture!
For 2 points: I am a low pressure weather event
WHAT AM I?
Tropical storms
Aims: To be able to describe where
tropical storms form and
understand why they form in these
locations.
Why do Hurricanes form here?
• Fill in the story board whilst watching the
Hurricane animation.
Click link above
for animation
Exam questions
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Describe the location of where
tropical storms form (3 marks).
Explain why Tropical Storms occur
in these parts of the world
(3 marks).
Describe the location of where tropical
storms form (3 marks).
Mark scheme
• 3 locational points needed. These could include:
• They form between the equator and tropic of
Cancer/Capricorn (1).
• The firm to the north and south of the equator (1)
• Could mention a specific ocean for (1)
• Could say to the east of Asia/North of Australia for (1)
Explain why Tropical Storms occur in these parts
of the world (3 marks).
MARK SCHEME
• Oceans have deep seas which are needed for
formation (1)
• Around the equator are warm seas (above 27
degrees) which are needed for formation (1) as air
will rise to form a low pressure system (1) rising
moist air then condenses forming the thick clouds
and heavy rain (1)
• At the equator, the trade winds help the storm to
spin (1).
Mini Quiz 10 Questions
1. What is the minimum temperature needed for Hurricanes
to form?
2. Do air particles move from areas of low to high pressure or
from areas of high to low pressure to create winds?
3. What is the name of the winds which blow from the
equator and start to spin the Hurricane?
4. When the clouds stretch over such a large distance they are
effected by the rotation of the earth this is known as the
______ effect?
5. What is the name given to the centre of a Hurricane?