Exam 16: Hurricanes

A(n)____________________ is a temperature-measuring device that is dropped from an aircraft into the ocean where it measures water temperature as it slowly descends beneath the surface.

The main reason hurricanes don't develop over the South Atlantic Ocean adjacent to South America is because the

In the western North Pacific,hurricanes are called ____________________,in India ____________________,and in Australia ____________________.

On the Saffir-Simpson scale,a category 5 storm would indicate

A storm of tropical origin whose high winds and water cause a great deal of destruction to islands in the western North Pacific is (in this part of the world)known as a

In recent years,the number of deaths caused by hurricanes has decreased,but the cost of hurricane damage has increased.How would you explain this?

As surface air rushes in toward the eye of a hurricane,the air expands and should cool.The main reason the surface air is not cooler around the eye is because

Just before a storm becomes a fully developed hurricane,it is in the ____ stage.

Most hurricane-related deaths are due to

Which statement below concerning hurricanes is the least correct?

Because of the conservation of angular momentum,air spiraling inward toward the center of a hurricane ____________________ in speed.​

Which of the following is the least likely characteristic of an easterly wave?

Which of the following is true?

In order for a hurricane to form,the layer of warm water must extend from the ocean surface to a depth of at least 400 meters.​

Very heavy rainfall amounts are often recorded when a hurricane or tropical storm moves over land.Why do these storms produce so much rain?

As it is warm all year long in the tropics,the weather is not characterized by four seasons which,for the most part,are determined by temperature variations.

Describe a hurricane as completely as you can by giving typical values for the following characteristics: diameter,location and size of the eye,direction of rotation and speed of winds,central pressure,direction and speed of movement,and duration.When and where do hurricanes form?

Which of the following areas in the United States would most likely experience thunderstorms,hurricanes,and tornadoes during the course of one year?

In an effort to estimate the possible damage a hurricane's sustained winds and storm surge could do to a coastal area,the ____________________ was developed.

Which event only forms over water?