Cyclones 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Further Resources This task is about cyclones and the damage they can cause. Question 1Change answer Source: NASA Source: NASA Over the last few years a number of cyclones have formed in the Pacific and then headed south towards New Zealand. What two major weather features are linked to cyclones? Give three examples of the damage cyclones can cause: Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online. Level: 4 Curriculum info: Science, Knowledge, Planet Earth Keywords: interacting systems, weather, cyclones Description of task: Students are required to identify two major weather features linked to cyclones and three examples of damage they can cause. Making Better Sense: Features Answers/responses: Y8 (12/1997) a) i) ii) Strong winds. Heavy rain. 2 correct – moderate 1 correct – easy b) Any 3 of: • wind damage to houses • wind damage to power supplies • stock losses • erosion • flood damage to houses • flood damage to roads • damage to moored yachts • silting of land • fallen trees • debris on roads • loss of life • any other suitable answer 3 correct – difficult 2 correct – moderate 1 correct – very easy The weather today II Weather data Frost Thunderstorm safety Wind and landforms Weather decisions Lightning New Zealand rainfall The weather today Rainfall & temperatures around the world Features of a weather map South Island weather Reading a weather map Recording the wind The water cycle Investigating the water cycle