Question 1

Adiabatic cooling occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A) air mass rises and expands 
B) air mass falls and expands 
C) air mass rises and contracts 
D) air mass falls and contracts 
A) air mass rises and expands 
B) air mass falls and expands 
C) air mass rises and contracts 
D) air mass falls and contracts

Question 2

The average annual number of deaths from tornadoes in the United States from 1920 to 2004 was 136 people.The long-term average annual number of tornado deaths has ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) gradually increased over the last 85 years because of U.S.population increases 
B) gradually decreased over the last 85 years 
C) changed very little over the past 85 years 
D) fluctuated widely,but with no real trend 
A) gradually increased over the last 85 years because of U.S.population increases 
B) gradually decreased over the last 85 years 
C) changed very little over the past 85 years 
D) fluctuated widely,but with no real trend

Question 3

The physical principle of a spinning tornado is _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) conservation of linear momentum 
B) conservation of kinetic energy 
C) conservation of potential energy 
D) conservation of angular momentum 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) conservation of linear momentum 
B) conservation of kinetic energy 
C) conservation of potential energy 
D) conservation of angular momentum 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 4

The Fujita scale _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) is a special way of gauging the weight of hailstones 
B) quantifies tornado magnitude on an open-ended scale,similar to earthquake magnitude 
C) quantifies tornado magnitude,based on maximum wind speed 
D) quantifies nor'easters,based on maximum wind speed 
E) assesses the severity of lightning strikes based on the electrical current between ground and cloud 
A) is a special way of gauging the weight of hailstones 
B) quantifies tornado magnitude on an open-ended scale,similar to earthquake magnitude 
C) quantifies tornado magnitude,based on maximum wind speed 
D) quantifies nor'easters,based on maximum wind speed 
E) assesses the severity of lightning strikes based on the electrical current between ground and cloud

Question 5

Thunderstorms wreak havoc with _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) their heavy rains and sometimes flash floods 
B) hail 
C) lightning-caused deaths and fires 
D) high-speed winds 
E) 
All of the choices are correct. 
A) their heavy rains and sometimes flash floods 
B) hail 
C) lightning-caused deaths and fires 
D) high-speed winds 
E) 
All of the choices are correct.

Adiabatic cooling occurs when:

The average annual number of deaths from tornadoes in the United States from 1920 to 2004 was 136 people.The long-term average annual number of tornado deaths has ___________________.

The physical principle of a spinning tornado is _________________.

The Fujita scale _________________.

Thunderstorms wreak havoc with _________________.

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

Hurricanes

Climate Change

Floods

Fire

Mass Movements

Coastal Processes and Hazards

Impacts With Space Objects

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Exam 10: Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold

Adiabatic cooling occurs when:

The average annual number of deaths from tornadoes in the United States from 1920 to 2004 was 136 people.The long-term average annual number of tornado deaths has ___________________.

The physical principle of a spinning tornado is _________________.

The Fujita scale _________________.

Thunderstorms wreak havoc with _________________.

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

Hurricanes

Climate Change

Floods

Fire

Mass Movements

Coastal Processes and Hazards

Impacts With Space Objects

Filters