2. Round 1 – Tropical Cyclones
1. What would we call a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic?
(1 mark)
2. What would we call a tropical cyclone in Australia? (1
mark)
3. In which direction(s) do tropical cyclones track? (2
marks)
4. Give 3 of the 7 conditions required for tropical cyclone
formation. (3 marks)
5. Give 2 primary hazards associated with tropical
cyclones (2 marks)
6. Give an example of a recent significant tropical cyclone
(1 mark)
3. Round 2 – Tornados and Drought
1. Give one similarity between a tornado and a tropical cyclone (1
mark)
2. Give 1 difference between tornados and tropical cyclones (1 mark)
3. Where in the world would we expect the most violent tornados to
occur? (1 mark)
4. Give an example of a recent violent tornado (place and date) (1
mark)
5. Give a definition for drought (1 mark)
6. Name an area of the less developed world where droughts are
common (1 mark)
7. Name an area of the more developed world where droughts occur (1
mark)
8. Give 1 natural and 1 human cause (or exacerbation) of drought (2
marks)
9. Give 2 impacts of drought (2 marks)
4. Round 3 – The enhanced Greenhouse Effect
1. What 2 other terms are used to describe the
enhanced greenhouse effect (2 marks)
2. Give 2 examples of greenhouse gases (2 marks)
3. Give to human sources of greenhouse gases (2
marks)
4. Give 1 natural source of greenhouse gases (1
mark)
5. What type of radiation is give off by the sun and
what type is given off by the earth (1 mark)?
6. What does IPCC stand for? (1 mark)
7. Why is Kyoto so important in the world of the
enhanced greenhouse effect? (1 mark)
5. Round 4 – El Nino and More
1. What does ENSO stand for? (1 mark)
2. What is the Walker cell and how does El Nino affect it?
(2 marks)
3. What are 2 impacts of El Nino? (2 marks)
4. What is La Nina? (1 mark)
5. What are the 2 ways (conditions) under which acid can
be deposited on the earth (1 mark)
6. Name an area of the world that has been affected by
acid deposition (1 mark)
7. What is the chemical formula for ozone? (1 mark)
8. What is the concept of a whole in the ozone layer
misleading (1 mark)
6. Round 5 – Local Climates
1. What is another term for a local climate (1 mark)
2. What do we call the phenomena associated with urban
areas being warmer than their surroundings (1 mark)
3. Give 1 way an urban area might affect the nature of a
storm as it passes over the city (1 mark)
4. What 2 events lead to the formation of photochemical
smog (1 mark)
5. What is a key constituent of photochemical; smog (1 mark)
6. Under what climatic conditions is photochemical smog
most likely to occur (1 mark)
7. How might deforestation of the Amazon rainforest affect
precipitation (1 mark)
8. How can overgrazing affect local climates in places like
the Sahel (1 mark)
9. How will dam construction affect local winds (1 mark)
10.Do you care (1 mark)
