Question 1

As a hurricane forms,the air ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) rises,cools,and releases latent heat,cooling down the hurricane's core 
B) rises,cools,and releases latent heat,heating up the hurricane's core 
C) rises,warms,and releases latent heat,heating up the core and adding energy to the storm 
D) falls,cools,and releases latent heat,heating up the core and adding energy to the storm 
A) rises,cools,and releases latent heat,cooling down the hurricane's core 
B) rises,cools,and releases latent heat,heating up the hurricane's core 
C) rises,warms,and releases latent heat,heating up the core and adding energy to the storm 
D) falls,cools,and releases latent heat,heating up the core and adding energy to the storm

Question 2

When approaching the Western Hemisphere,hurricanes commonly move north on clockwise-curving paths due to the _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Coriolis effect 
B) pressure of frontal systems in the United States moving northward 
C) Hadley cells 
D) Bermuda triangle 
E) fact that land areas get in the way and deflect the storms sideways to the north 
A) Coriolis effect 
B) pressure of frontal systems in the United States moving northward 
C) Hadley cells 
D) Bermuda triangle 
E) fact that land areas get in the way and deflect the storms sideways to the north

Question 3

The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure the intensity of __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) tropospheric jet streams 
B) hurricanes 
C) earthquakes 
D) dust storms 
E) tornadoes 
A) tropospheric jet streams 
B) hurricanes 
C) earthquakes 
D) dust storms 
E) tornadoes

Question 4

The only hurricanes that hit the United States in the twentieth century that were stronger than Andrew were one on Labor Day,1935,that crossed the Florida Keys,killing 405 people,and Camille,which slammed into Mississippi in mid-August 1969.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Saffir-Simpson scale is numbered 1-5 with _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A) smaller numbers indicating bigger hurricanes 
B) larger numbers indicating bigger hurricanes 
C) numbers indicating size of tornadoes 
D) numbers indicating risk conditions for forest fires 
A) smaller numbers indicating bigger hurricanes 
B) larger numbers indicating bigger hurricanes 
C) numbers indicating size of tornadoes 
D) numbers indicating risk conditions for forest fires

Question 6

The danger of (northern hemisphere)storm surge is most extreme _____________ of a hurricane,due to the forward motion of the storm motion and the direction of rotating winds.

Accepted Answer

A) on the front-left side 
B) on the front-right side 
C) on the rear-left side 
D) on the rear-right side 
E) in the center 
A) on the front-left side 
B) on the front-right side 
C) on the rear-left side 
D) on the rear-right side 
E) in the center

As a hurricane forms,the air ____________________.

When approaching the Western Hemisphere,hurricanes commonly move north on clockwise-curving paths due to the _________________.

The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure the intensity of __________________.

The only hurricanes that hit the United States in the twentieth century that were stronger than Andrew were one on Labor Day,1935,that crossed the Florida Keys,killing 405 people,and Camille,which slammed into Mississippi in mid-August 1969.

The Saffir-Simpson scale is numbered 1-5 with _______________________.

The danger of (northern hemisphere)storm surge is most extreme _____________ of a hurricane,due to the forward motion of the storm motion and the direction of rotating winds.

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Earthquakes Throughout the United States and Canada

Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas

Volcano Processes and Deadly Events

Tsunami Versus Wind-Caused Waves

External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate

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Exam 11: Hurricanes

As a hurricane forms,the air ____________________.

When approaching the Western Hemisphere,hurricanes commonly move north on clockwise-curving paths due to the _________________.

The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure the intensity of __________________.

The only hurricanes that hit the United States in the twentieth century that were stronger than Andrew were one on Labor Day,1935,that crossed the Florida Keys,killing 405 people,and Camille,which slammed into Mississippi in mid-August 1969.

The Saffir-Simpson scale is numbered 1-5 with _______________________.

The danger of (northern hemisphere)storm surge is most extreme _____________ of a hurricane,due to the forward motion of the storm motion and the direction of rotating winds.

Natural Disasters and the Human Population

Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics

Earthquake Geology and Seismology

Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes

Earthquakes Throughout the United States and Canada

Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas

Volcano Processes and Deadly Events

Tsunami Versus Wind-Caused Waves

External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate

Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold

Climate Change

Floods

Fire

Mass Movements

Coastal Processes and Hazards

Impacts With Space Objects

Filters