Question 1

Hurricanes that affect the United States occur most frequently during the same months as tornadoes are most prevalent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Cyclone Nargis made landfall in:

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A)  Bangladesh.
B)  Myanmar.
C)  Australia.
D)  Japan.

Question 3

-The ________ scale is used to establish categories of hurricane intensity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stormfury
B)  Fujita
C)  Saffir-Simpson
D)  Johnson-Hildebrandt

Question 4

What are the peak months for hurricane activity in the North Atlantic?

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Question 5

The ________ scale is used to rank the relative intensity of hurricanes.

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Question 6

What causes the winds of a hurricane to be so fast?

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A)  coupling with the jet stream
B)  stronger Coriolis force
C)  very strong pressure gradient force
D)  tidal effects
E)  weaker Coriolis force

Question 7

Each year between 100 and 200 tropical storms develop around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An easterly wave contributes to hurricane development by:

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A)  creating surface convergence.
B)  feeding warm waves of water into the vicinity of the hurricane.
C)  steering disturbances over the Canaries current.
D)  causing disturbances from the Bahamas to move to the east,over warmer waters.

Question 9

Hurricanes in the Indian Ocean are called cyclones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following has historically proven most susceptible to large losses of life (>100,000) from storm surge in the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bangladesh
B)  Galveston,Texas
C)  Myanmar
D)  Both A and C
E)  A large loss of life has not occurred in the 20th century.

Question 11

The greatest number of hurricane-related deaths may be attributed to:

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A)  strong winds.
B)  inland freshwater flooding.
C)  lightning.
D)  storm surge.
E)  tornadoes.

Question 12

Overwarning is difficult to avoid in hurricane forecasting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The largest number of hurricanes form right along the equator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the proper order of storm intensity in terms of increasing wind speed?

Accepted Answer

A)  tropical storm,hurricane,tropical depression
B)  tropical depression,hurricane,tropical storm
C)  tropical storm,tropical depression,hurricane
D)  hurricane,tropical depression,tropical storm
E)  tropical depression,tropical storm,hurricane

Question 15

The cost of the damage of one hurricane can exceed $1 billion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Wind speeds at the eye of a hurricane are relatively calm.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Hurricanes are responsible for more property damage than tornadoes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A major limitation of Doppler radar for hurricane monitoring is its ability to "see":

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A)  over distances beyond 200 miles.
B)  tornadic rotation.
C)  areas of particularly intense rainfall.
D)  direction of wind motion.

Question 19

The eye wall of a hurricane:

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A)  has the greatest wind speeds.
B)  lies at the hurricane's outer edge.
C)  has the lightest precipitation.
D)  has the highest barometric pressure.

Question 20

Hurricanes can sustain their maximum wind speed for quite awhile after making landfall.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Hurricanes

Hurricanes that affect the United States occur most frequently during the same months as tornadoes are most prevalent.

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The largest number of hurricanes form right along the equator.

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The eye wall of a hurricane:

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Cyclone Nargis made landfall in:

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The greatest number of hurricane-related deaths may be attributed to:

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The ________ scale is used to rank the relative intensity of hurricanes.

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Overwarning is difficult to avoid in hurricane forecasting.

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Hurricanes can sustain their maximum wind speed for quite awhile after making landfall.

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Hurricanes in the Indian Ocean are called cyclones.

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Each year between 100 and 200 tropical storms develop around the world.

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Hurricanes are responsible for more property damage than tornadoes.

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A major limitation of Doppler radar for hurricane monitoring is its ability to "see":

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Wind speeds at the eye of a hurricane are relatively calm.

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An easterly wave contributes to hurricane development by:

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What is the proper order of storm intensity in terms of increasing wind speed?

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-The ________ scale is used to establish categories of hurricane intensity.

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What are the peak months for hurricane activity in the North Atlantic?

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What causes the winds of a hurricane to be so fast?

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The cost of the damage of one hurricane can exceed $1 billion.

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Which of the following has historically proven most susceptible to large losses of life (>100,000) from storm surge in the twentieth century?

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