Question 1

Which of these effects on coastal areas is NOT caused by heavy rain during a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A)  flooded streams 
B)  landslides (from saturated slopes) 
C)  drowned people 
D)  contaminated groundwater 
E)  large storm surges 
A)  flooded streams 
B)  landslides (from saturated slopes) 
C)  drowned people 
D)  contaminated groundwater 
E)  large storm surges

Question 2

What is the approximate forward speed of a hurricane (how fast does it approach the coast)?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the approximate forward speed of...

Question 3

Of the main hazards in a hurricane,which causes the greatest amount of dollar damage? Why?

Accepted Answer

Wind damage is often ten times as great

Question 4

Which way do hurricane winds move?

Accepted Answer

A)  counterclockwise, inward toward the eye, upward outside the eye, and downward inside the eye 
B)  counterclockwise, inward toward the eye, downward outside the eye, and upward inside the eye 
C)  counterclockwise, outward from the eye, upward outside the eye, and downward inside the eye 
D)  clockwise, outward from the eye, upward outside the eye, and downward inside the eye 
E)  clockwise, inward toward the eye, upward outside the eye, and downward inside the eye 
A)  counterclockwise, inward toward the eye, upward outside the eye, and downward inside the eye 
B)  counterclockwise, inward toward the eye, downward outside the eye, and upward inside the eye 
C)  counterclockwise, outward from the eye, upward outside the eye, and downward inside the eye 
D)  clockwise, outward from the eye, upward outside the eye, and downward inside the eye 
E)  clockwise, inward toward the eye, upward outside the eye, and downward inside the eye

Question 5

What are some examples of natural protections against hurricanes? What can people do to preserve these protections?

Accepted Answer

Beachfront sand dunes absorb the energy

Question 6

Aside from flooding,what damages do NOT accompany the surge of a hurricane?

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 7

Where in a hurricane are the winds strongest?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the eye 
B)  just outside the eye (in the eye wall) 
C)  half way out to the outer fringe of the hurricane 
D)  at the outer fringe 
E)  center of the surge 
A)  in the eye 
B)  just outside the eye (in the eye wall) 
C)  half way out to the outer fringe of the hurricane 
D)  at the outer fringe 
E)  center of the surge

Question 8

Explain why death tolls from hurricanes are much higher in poor countries.

Accepted Answer

The majority of the population is in pov

Question 9

Where does a tropical cyclone or hurricane get its energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the heat and moisture rising from a low pressure cell of the equatorial ocean 
B)  from heat of the sun shining off a hot desert near the equator 
C)  from high temperatures of a humid high pressure weather cell near the equator 
D)  from high summer temperatures over humid equatorial jungles 
E)  none of these 
A)  in the heat and moisture rising from a low pressure cell of the equatorial ocean 
B)  from heat of the sun shining off a hot desert near the equator 
C)  from high temperatures of a humid high pressure weather cell near the equator 
D)  from high summer temperatures over humid equatorial jungles 
E)  none of these

Question 10

What information is given in hurricane predictions?

Accepted Answer

Time of arrival,loca

Question 11

In what respect does a typical nor'easter differ from a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A nor'easter is a wi

Question 12

In addition to roof shape and inland location,what is especially important about building construction to make it less vulnerable to hurricane damage? (two quite different factors)

Accepted Answer

The building should be raised

Question 13

What effects does the wind NOT have on buildings during a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A)  blows out windows and doors 
B)  lifts off roofs 
C)  flying debris causes severe damage 
D)  blows down (collapses) roofs 
E)  shears off siding 
A)  blows out windows and doors 
B)  lifts off roofs 
C)  flying debris causes severe damage 
D)  blows down (collapses) roofs 
E)  shears off siding

Question 14

What are nor'easters? Describe the ways in which nor'easters differ from hurricanes.

Accepted Answer

Nor'easters are extratropical cyclones t

Question 15

When is hurricane season (which months),and why then?

Accepted Answer

A)  July, because that is the hottest month and rainfall is highest in the tropics 
B)  July, because winds are the highest over the normally stagnant doldrums of the equatorial ocean 
C)  July to August, because those are the hottest months 
D)  September, because it takes all summer to warm the ocean 
E)  December, because it takes all year to warm the ocean 
A)  July, because that is the hottest month and rainfall is highest in the tropics 
B)  July, because winds are the highest over the normally stagnant doldrums of the equatorial ocean 
C)  July to August, because those are the hottest months 
D)  September, because it takes all summer to warm the ocean 
E)  December, because it takes all year to warm the ocean

Which of these effects on coastal areas is NOT caused by heavy rain during a hurricane?

What is the approximate forward speed of a hurricane (how fast does it approach the coast)?

Of the main hazards in a hurricane,which causes the greatest amount of dollar damage? Why?

Which way do hurricane winds move?

What are some examples of natural protections against hurricanes? What can people do to preserve these protections?

Aside from flooding,what damages do NOT accompany the surge of a hurricane?

Where in a hurricane are the winds strongest?

Explain why death tolls from hurricanes are much higher in poor countries.

Where does a tropical cyclone or hurricane get its energy?

What information is given in hurricane predictions?

In what respect does a typical nor'easter differ from a hurricane?

In addition to roof shape and inland location,what is especially important about building construction to make it less vulnerable to hurricane damage? (two quite different factors)

What effects does the wind NOT have on buildings during a hurricane?

What are nor'easters? Describe the ways in which nor'easters differ from hurricanes.

When is hurricane season (which months),and why then?

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Exam 14: Hurricanes and Nor’easters

Which of these effects on coastal areas is NOT caused by heavy rain during a hurricane?

What is the approximate forward speed of a hurricane (how fast does it approach the coast)?

Of the main hazards in a hurricane,which causes the greatest amount of dollar damage? Why?

Which way do hurricane winds move?

What are some examples of natural protections against hurricanes? What can people do to preserve these protections?

Aside from flooding,what damages do NOT accompany the surge of a hurricane?

Where in a hurricane are the winds strongest?

Explain why death tolls from hurricanes are much higher in poor countries.

Where does a tropical cyclone or hurricane get its energy?

What information is given in hurricane predictions?

In what respect does a typical nor'easter differ from a hurricane?

In addition to roof shape and inland location,what is especially important about building construction to make it less vulnerable to hurricane damage? (two quite different factors)

What effects does the wind NOT have on buildings during a hurricane?

What are nor'easters? Describe the ways in which nor'easters differ from hurricanes.

When is hurricane season (which months),and why then?

Natural Hazards and Disasters

Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards

Earthquakes and Their Causes

Earthquake Prediction 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

Streams And Flood Processes

Floods And Human Interactions

Waves,Beaches,And Coastal Erosion

Wildfires

Impact of Asteroids and Comets

The Future: Where Do We Go From Here?

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