Question 1

Make sketches to show the structure of a mature hurricane as it appears from the side and from above. Indicate and label the major features.

Accepted Answer

From the side, a mature hurricane has a

Question 2

In which of the following areas do hurricane winds rotate in a clockwise direction?

Accepted Answer

A) in the southern hemisphere 
B) near the Tropic of Capricorn 
C) near the Antarctic Circle 
D) in the northern hemisphere 
A) in the southern hemisphere 
B) near the Tropic of Capricorn 
C) near the Antarctic Circle 
D) in the northern hemisphere

Question 3

Do you believe hurricanes pose the greatest threat to the East or West Coast of Canada? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Hurricanes pose a greater threat to the

Question 4

Which of the following describes how hurricanes are named?

Accepted Answer

A) Atlantic hurricanes are given male names and Pacific hurricanes are given female names. 
B) Hurricanes are alternately assigned male and female names. 
C) Hurricanes are only given male names. 
D) Hurricanes are only given female names. 
A) Atlantic hurricanes are given male names and Pacific hurricanes are given female names. 
B) Hurricanes are alternately assigned male and female names. 
C) Hurricanes are only given male names. 
D) Hurricanes are only given female names.

Question 5

Which of the following options correctly describes the air flow associated with a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) Air is sinking at the periphery of a hurricane and sinking in the eye of a hurricane. 
B) Air is rising at the periphery of a hurricane and rising in the eye of a hurricane. 
C) Air is rising at the periphery of a hurricane and sinking in the eye of a hurricane. 
D) Air is sinking at the periphery of a hurricane and rising in the eye of a hurricane. 
A) Air is sinking at the periphery of a hurricane and sinking in the eye of a hurricane. 
B) Air is rising at the periphery of a hurricane and rising in the eye of a hurricane. 
C) Air is rising at the periphery of a hurricane and sinking in the eye of a hurricane. 
D) Air is sinking at the periphery of a hurricane and rising in the eye of a hurricane.

Question 6

As surface air rushes in toward the eye of a hurricane, the air expands and should cool. Which of the following is the main reason the surface air does not cool around the eye?

Accepted Answer

A) The sinking air near the eye warms the air. 
B) The warm water heats the air. 
C) Sunlight heats the air. 
D) Friction with the water adds heat to the air. 
A) The sinking air near the eye warms the air. 
B) The warm water heats the air. 
C) Sunlight heats the air. 
D) Friction with the water adds heat to the air.

Question 7

Referring to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, which of the following would be the classification of a hurricane with winds in excess of 249 km/h and a central pressure of 910 hPa?

Accepted Answer

A) Category 2 
B) Category 3 
C) Category 4 
D) Category 5 
A) Category 2 
B) Category 3 
C) Category 4 
D) Category 5

Question 8

In recent years, the number of deaths caused by hurricanes has decreased, but the cost of hurricane damage has increased. How can this be explained?

Accepted Answer

The phenomenon of decreasing deaths but

Question 9

Suppose the eye of a hurricane passed directly above you, and you survived the experience. If winds were from the northeast as the eyewall first approached you, from what direction did the winds blow when the eyewall reached you the second time?

Accepted Answer

A) southeast 
B) southwest 
C) northeast 
D) northwest 
A) southeast 
B) southwest 
C) northeast 
D) northwest

Question 10

Based on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which of the following would correspond to the highest possible intensity of a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) Category 2 
B) Category 3 
C) Category 4 
D) Category 5 
A) Category 2 
B) Category 3 
C) Category 4 
D) Category 5

Question 11

Which of the following describes the vertical structure of a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) There is an upper-level inflow of air and a surface outflow of air. 
B) There is an upper-level inflow of air and a surface inflow of air. 
C) There is an upper-level outflow of air and a surface inflow of air. 
D) There is an upper-level outflow of air and a surface outflow of air. 
A) There is an upper-level inflow of air and a surface outflow of air. 
B) There is an upper-level inflow of air and a surface inflow of air. 
C) There is an upper-level outflow of air and a surface inflow of air. 
D) There is an upper-level outflow of air and a surface outflow of air.

Question 12

Even though more hurricanes form, on average, over the eastern Pacific Ocean than over the tropical North Atlantic, we generally hear less about them. Why do you think this is so?

Accepted Answer

There are a few reasons why we generally

Question 13

By which of the following methods have scientists tried to modify hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

A) seeding the hurricanes with silver iodide 
B) igniting huge smoke bombs in the eye of the storm 
C) putting an oil slick over the ocean water and igniting it 
D) seeding the hurricanes with hair-thin pieces of aluminum called chaff 
A) seeding the hurricanes with silver iodide 
B) igniting huge smoke bombs in the eye of the storm 
C) putting an oil slick over the ocean water and igniting it 
D) seeding the hurricanes with hair-thin pieces of aluminum called chaff

Question 14

Which of the following terms refers to the process by which a hurricane's innermost ring of clouds dissipates and then strengthens?

Accepted Answer

A) eyewall replacement 
B) storm surge 
C) spiral rain bands 
D) landfall 
A) eyewall replacement 
B) storm surge 
C) spiral rain bands 
D) landfall

Question 15

Which of the following factors is depicted by streamlines on a weather map?

Accepted Answer

A) dew point 
B) wind flow 
C) pressure 
D) water temperature 
A) dew point 
B) wind flow 
C) pressure 
D) water temperature

Question 16

Compare the size of an average hurricane to that of an average tornado. Given the size and intensity of each, which do you think is the more destructive storm? Why?

Accepted Answer

On average, the size of a hurricane is m

Question 17

Which of the following describes where most hurricanes that hit the eastern U.S. originate?

Accepted Answer

A) Gulf of Mexico 
B) Caribbean Sea 
C) northern Pacific 
D) eastern Atlantic 
A) Gulf of Mexico 
B) Caribbean Sea 
C) northern Pacific 
D) eastern Atlantic

Question 18

Why are the measurements made by reconnaissance aircraft so important to forecasting a hurricane's movement?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why are the measurements made by reconnaissance...

Question 19

Compare and contrast the main features of a hurricane with those of a strong middle-latitude cyclone.

Accepted Answer

Hurricanes and strong middle-latitude c

Question 20

Which of the following options provides the correct sequence of the first three stages of a developing hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) cyclone, typhoon, tropical storm 
B) tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm 
C) tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm 
D) tropical disturbance, tropical storm, typhoon 
A) cyclone, typhoon, tropical storm 
B) tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm 
C) tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm 
D) tropical disturbance, tropical storm, typhoon

Make sketches to show the structure of a mature hurricane as it appears from the side and from above. Indicate and label the major features.

In which of the following areas do hurricane winds rotate in a clockwise direction?

Do you believe hurricanes pose the greatest threat to the East or West Coast of Canada? Explain.

Which of the following describes how hurricanes are named?

Which of the following options correctly describes the air flow associated with a hurricane?

As surface air rushes in toward the eye of a hurricane, the air expands and should cool. Which of the following is the main reason the surface air does not cool around the eye?

Referring to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, which of the following would be the classification of a hurricane with winds in excess of 249 km/h and a central pressure of 910 hPa?

In recent years, the number of deaths caused by hurricanes has decreased, but the cost of hurricane damage has increased. How can this be explained?

Suppose the eye of a hurricane passed directly above you, and you survived the experience. If winds were from the northeast as the eyewall first approached you, from what direction did the winds blow when the eyewall reached you the second time?

Based on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which of the following would correspond to the highest possible intensity of a hurricane?

Which of the following describes the vertical structure of a hurricane?

Even though more hurricanes form, on average, over the eastern Pacific Ocean than over the tropical North Atlantic, we generally hear less about them. Why do you think this is so?

By which of the following methods have scientists tried to modify hurricanes?

Which of the following terms refers to the process by which a hurricane's innermost ring of clouds dissipates and then strengthens?

Which of the following factors is depicted by streamlines on a weather map?

Compare the size of an average hurricane to that of an average tornado. Given the size and intensity of each, which do you think is the more destructive storm? Why?

Which of the following describes where most hurricanes that hit the eastern U.S. originate?

Why are the measurements made by reconnaissance aircraft so important to forecasting a hurricane's movement?

Compare and contrast the main features of a hurricane with those of a strong middle-latitude cyclone.

Which of the following options provides the correct sequence of the first three stages of a developing hurricane?

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Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

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Exam 14: Thunderstorms

Make sketches to show the structure of a mature hurricane as it appears from the side and from above. Indicate and label the major features.

In which of the following areas do hurricane winds rotate in a clockwise direction?

Do you believe hurricanes pose the greatest threat to the East or West Coast of Canada? Explain.

Which of the following describes how hurricanes are named?

Which of the following options correctly describes the air flow associated with a hurricane?

As surface air rushes in toward the eye of a hurricane, the air expands and should cool. Which of the following is the main reason the surface air does not cool around the eye?

Referring to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, which of the following would be the classification of a hurricane with winds in excess of 249 km/h and a central pressure of 910 hPa?

In recent years, the number of deaths caused by hurricanes has decreased, but the cost of hurricane damage has increased. How can this be explained?

Suppose the eye of a hurricane passed directly above you, and you survived the experience. If winds were from the northeast as the eyewall first approached you, from what direction did the winds blow when the eyewall reached you the second time?

Based on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which of the following would correspond to the highest possible intensity of a hurricane?

Which of the following describes the vertical structure of a hurricane?

Even though more hurricanes form, on average, over the eastern Pacific Ocean than over the tropical North Atlantic, we generally hear less about them. Why do you think this is so?

By which of the following methods have scientists tried to modify hurricanes?

Which of the following terms refers to the process by which a hurricane's innermost ring of clouds dissipates and then strengthens?

Which of the following factors is depicted by streamlines on a weather map?

Compare the size of an average hurricane to that of an average tornado. Given the size and intensity of each, which do you think is the more destructive storm? Why?

Which of the following describes where most hurricanes that hit the eastern U.S. originate?

Why are the measurements made by reconnaissance aircraft so important to forecasting a hurricane's movement?

Compare and contrast the main features of a hurricane with those of a strong middle-latitude cyclone.

Which of the following options provides the correct sequence of the first three stages of a developing hurricane?

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

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