Question 1

Coastal building standards for the NFIP require that all new construction be _______________ of mean high tide.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Coastal building standards for the NFIP require...

Question 2

Which type of damage does NOT typically accompany a hurricane's storm surge?

Accepted Answer

A) Buildings, bridges, and piers are washed away. 
B) Dunes are washed away. 
C) Houses not on high posts are floated and carried farther onshore. 
D) Heavy sand is deposited on beaches, partly burying some homes. 
E) Saltwater invades and contaminates groundwater. 
A) Buildings, bridges, and piers are washed away. 
B) Dunes are washed away. 
C) Houses not on high posts are floated and carried farther onshore. 
D) Heavy sand is deposited on beaches, partly burying some homes. 
E) Saltwater invades and contaminates groundwater.

Question 3

The strongest hurricane ever measured was Hurricane Katrina, in 2005.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An average of _______________ named hurricanes form annually in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An average of _______________ named hurricanes form...

Question 5

A hurricane _______________ indicates that a hurricane is expected in the area within 24 hours.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A hurricane _______________ indicates that a hurricane...

Question 6

Why is storm damage of a westward-moving hurricane generally less on the south side of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A) It isn't. The storm surge is highest right under the eye where the atmospheric pressure is lowest. 
B) It isn't. The hurricane winds are highest both just north and just south of the eye. 
C) The winds are moving offshore there, so there is no onshore surge or wave effects. 
D) The winds are moving offshore there, so the debris travels over open water rather than colliding with buildings. 
E) Winds in the left-front quadrant point most directly at the shore, causing the greatest surge and wind effects. 
A) It isn't. The storm surge is highest right under the eye where the atmospheric pressure is lowest. 
B) It isn't. The hurricane winds are highest both just north and just south of the eye. 
C) The winds are moving offshore there, so there is no onshore surge or wave effects. 
D) The winds are moving offshore there, so the debris travels over open water rather than colliding with buildings. 
E) Winds in the left-front quadrant point most directly at the shore, causing the greatest surge and wind effects.

Question 7

Lower-category, large-diameter, or slow-moving hurricanes usually cause more extensive and prolonged flooding than higher-category, smaller diameter storms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The deadliest Atlantic hurricanes have affected the _____ islands with 64% of total storm losses.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The deadliest Atlantic hurricanes have affected the...

Question 9

North Carolina's _______________ extends farther into the path of many Atlantic hurricanes than anywhere else on the East Coast.

Accepted Answer

The answer of North Carolina's _______________ extends farther into the...

Question 10

Which factor does NOT contribute to increased height of a storm surge?

Accepted Answer

A) low atmospheric pressure 
B) strong hurricane winds 
C) fetch 
D) shallow water 
E) deep water 
A) low atmospheric pressure 
B) strong hurricane winds 
C) fetch 
D) shallow water 
E) deep water

Coastal building standards for the NFIP require that all new construction be _______________ of mean high tide.

Which type of damage does NOT typically accompany a hurricane's storm surge?

The strongest hurricane ever measured was Hurricane Katrina, in 2005.

An average of _______________ named hurricanes form annually in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

A hurricane _______________ indicates that a hurricane is expected in the area within 24 hours.

Why is storm damage of a westward-moving hurricane generally less on the south side of the eye?

Lower-category, large-diameter, or slow-moving hurricanes usually cause more extensive and prolonged flooding than higher-category, smaller diameter storms.

The deadliest Atlantic hurricanes have affected the _____ islands with 64% of total storm losses.

North Carolina's _______________ extends farther into the path of many Atlantic hurricanes than anywhere else on the East Coast.

Which factor does NOT contribute to increased height of a storm surge?

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Exam 16: Hurricanes and nor Easters

Coastal building standards for the NFIP require that all new construction be _______________ of mean high tide.

Which type of damage does NOT typically accompany a hurricane's storm surge?

The strongest hurricane ever measured was Hurricane Katrina, in 2005.

An average of _______________ named hurricanes form annually in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

A hurricane _______________ indicates that a hurricane is expected in the area within 24 hours.

Why is storm damage of a westward-moving hurricane generally less on the south side of the eye?

Lower-category, large-diameter, or slow-moving hurricanes usually cause more extensive and prolonged flooding than higher-category, smaller diameter storms.

The deadliest Atlantic hurricanes have affected the _____ islands with 64% of total storm losses.

North Carolina's _______________ extends farther into the path of many Atlantic hurricanes than anywhere else on the East Coast.

Which factor does NOT contribute to increased height of a storm surge?

Natural Hazards and Disasters

Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards

Earthquakes and Their Causes

Earthquake Predictions Forecasts and Mitigation

Tsunami

Volcanoes Tectonic Environments and Eruptions

Volcanoes Hazards and Mitigation

Landslides and Other Downslope Movements

Sinkholes Land Subsidence and Swelling Soils

Weather Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Climate Change Processes and History

Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation

Streams and Flood Processes

Floods and Human Interactions

Waves Beaches and Coastal Erosion

Wildfires

Asteroid and Comet Impacts

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