Question 1

Why are the winds in a hurricane so strong?

Accepted Answer

A) The Coriolis force causes hurricanes to spin quickly. 
B) There is little friction to slow the wind. 
C) The pressure in the centre of the hurricane is very low. 
D) The pressure gradient is weak. 
A) The Coriolis force causes hurricanes to spin quickly. 
B) There is little friction to slow the wind. 
C) The pressure in the centre of the hurricane is very low. 
D) The pressure gradient is weak.

Question 2

Which of the following was the most destructive hurricane ever to hit Atlantic Canada, in the past century?

Accepted Answer

A) Hurricane Juan 
B) Hurricane Ivan 
C) Hurricane Wilma 
D) Hurricane Katrina 
A) Hurricane Juan 
B) Hurricane Ivan 
C) Hurricane Wilma 
D) Hurricane Katrina

Question 3

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the eyewall of a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) It contains strong thunderstorms. 
B) It forms after the hurricane has made landfall. 
C) It makes up the inner portion of the eye. 
D) It is located on the outside of spiral rain bands. 
A) It contains strong thunderstorms. 
B) It forms after the hurricane has made landfall. 
C) It makes up the inner portion of the eye. 
D) It is located on the outside of spiral rain bands.

Question 4

The transfer of what from the ocean surface to the atmosphere is responsible for generating the energy for hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

A) sensible heat and latent heat 
B) latent heat and momentum 
C) infrared radiation and momentum 
D) sensible heat and momentum 
A) sensible heat and latent heat 
B) latent heat and momentum 
C) infrared radiation and momentum 
D) sensible heat and momentum

Question 5

Which of the following describes the stage just before a storm becomes a fully developed hurricane?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

List and describe some of the conditions that are favourable to hurricane development. What atmospheric conditions inhibit hurricane formation and growth?

Accepted Answer

Favorable conditions for hurricane devel

Question 7

Which of the following atmospheric conditions is most conducive to the formation of hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

A) warm air aloft 
B) weak upper-level winds 
C) dry surface air 
D) diverging surface winds at the surface 
A) warm air aloft 
B) weak upper-level winds 
C) dry surface air 
D) diverging surface winds at the surface

Question 8

Frequently, very heavy amounts of rainfall are recorded when a hurricane or tropical storm moves over land. Why do these storms produce so much rain?

Accepted Answer

Hurricanes and tropical storms produce s

Question 9

Which of the following terms refers to the hurricanes that can travel into India and Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) extratropical cyclones 
B) cyclones 
C) hurricanes 
D) typhoons 
A) extratropical cyclones 
B) cyclones 
C) hurricanes 
D) typhoons

Question 10

Which of the following gives the name for a weak trough of low pressure along which hurricanes occasionally form in the tropics?

Accepted Answer

A) permanent wave 
B) baroclinic wave 
C) easterly wave 
D) open wave 
A) permanent wave 
B) baroclinic wave 
C) easterly wave 
D) open wave

Question 11

Under which of the following conditions do hurricanes dissipate?

Accepted Answer

A) when they move over land 
B) when upper-level outflow of air exceeds surface inflow of air 
C) when they move over warm water 
D) when they move into a region of weak vertical wind shear 
A) when they move over land 
B) when upper-level outflow of air exceeds surface inflow of air 
C) when they move over warm water 
D) when they move into a region of weak vertical wind shear

Question 12

Which of the following describes a hurricane warning?

Accepted Answer

A) It indicates when a hurricane approaches to within 500 km of the mainland. 
B) It indicates the location where a hurricane is forecasted to make landfall. 
C) It indicates the probability that a hurricane's centre will pass within 100 km of a location. 
D) It is issued whenever surface wind speeds exceed 120 km/h. 
A) It indicates when a hurricane approaches to within 500 km of the mainland. 
B) It indicates the location where a hurricane is forecasted to make landfall. 
C) It indicates the probability that a hurricane's centre will pass within 100 km of a location. 
D) It is issued whenever surface wind speeds exceed 120 km/h.

Question 13

What is a storm surge? How does a storm surge form?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is a storm surge? How does...

Question 14

Which of the following hurricane strengths is indicated by Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

Accepted Answer

A) a very weak hurricane 
B) a very strong hurricane 
C) a weak hurricane 
D) a moderately strong hurricane 
A) a very weak hurricane 
B) a very strong hurricane 
C) a weak hurricane 
D) a moderately strong hurricane

Question 15

As latent heat is released inside the clouds of a hurricane, the warming of the air aloft creates which of the following areas of pressure aloft?

Accepted Answer

A) low pressure area aloft 
B) high pressure area aloft 
A) low pressure area aloft 
B) high pressure area aloft

Question 16

Hurricane season for the tropical North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans normally runs from June through November. Why don't hurricanes form in these locations at other times of the year?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hurricane season for the tropical North Atlantic...

Question 17

Suppose that five of this year's tropical storms develop into hurricanes over the North Atlantic Ocean. Which of the following is the first letter of the name of the third hurricane that occurs this year?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 18

Because of the conservation of angular momentum, which of the following describes the speed of the air spiraling inward toward the centre of a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) It decreases. 
B) It remains constant. 
C) It increases. 
A) It decreases. 
B) It remains constant. 
C) It increases.

Question 19

Which of the following gives the main difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm?

Accepted Answer

A) Hurricanes are larger. 
B) Hurricanes have a clearly defined eye on satellite photographs. 
C) Wind speeds are greater in a hurricane. 
D) Tropical storms are more than 500 km from the Canadian coastline. 
A) Hurricanes are larger. 
B) Hurricanes have a clearly defined eye on satellite photographs. 
C) Wind speeds are greater in a hurricane. 
D) Tropical storms are more than 500 km from the Canadian coastline.

Question 20

What months of the year are hurricanes most likely to form in the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A) June and July 
B) July and August 
C) August and September 
D) September and October 
A) June and July 
B) July and August 
C) August and September 
D) September and October

Why are the winds in a hurricane so strong?

Which of the following was the most destructive hurricane ever to hit Atlantic Canada, in the past century?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the eyewall of a hurricane?

The transfer of what from the ocean surface to the atmosphere is responsible for generating the energy for hurricanes?

Which of the following describes the stage just before a storm becomes a fully developed hurricane?

List and describe some of the conditions that are favourable to hurricane development. What atmospheric conditions inhibit hurricane formation and growth?

Which of the following atmospheric conditions is most conducive to the formation of hurricanes?

Frequently, very heavy amounts of rainfall are recorded when a hurricane or tropical storm moves over land. Why do these storms produce so much rain?

Which of the following terms refers to the hurricanes that can travel into India and Australia?

Which of the following gives the name for a weak trough of low pressure along which hurricanes occasionally form in the tropics?

Under which of the following conditions do hurricanes dissipate?

Which of the following describes a hurricane warning?

What is a storm surge? How does a storm surge form?

Which of the following hurricane strengths is indicated by Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

As latent heat is released inside the clouds of a hurricane, the warming of the air aloft creates which of the following areas of pressure aloft?

Hurricane season for the tropical North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans normally runs from June through November. Why don't hurricanes form in these locations at other times of the year?

Suppose that five of this year's tropical storms develop into hurricanes over the North Atlantic Ocean. Which of the following is the first letter of the name of the third hurricane that occurs this year?

Because of the conservation of angular momentum, which of the following describes the speed of the air spiraling inward toward the centre of a hurricane?

Which of the following gives the main difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm?

What months of the year are hurricanes most likely to form in the Atlantic Ocean?

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Exam 14: Thunderstorms

Why are the winds in a hurricane so strong?

Which of the following was the most destructive hurricane ever to hit Atlantic Canada, in the past century?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the eyewall of a hurricane?

The transfer of what from the ocean surface to the atmosphere is responsible for generating the energy for hurricanes?

Which of the following describes the stage just before a storm becomes a fully developed hurricane?

List and describe some of the conditions that are favourable to hurricane development. What atmospheric conditions inhibit hurricane formation and growth?

Which of the following atmospheric conditions is most conducive to the formation of hurricanes?

Frequently, very heavy amounts of rainfall are recorded when a hurricane or tropical storm moves over land. Why do these storms produce so much rain?

Which of the following terms refers to the hurricanes that can travel into India and Australia?

Which of the following gives the name for a weak trough of low pressure along which hurricanes occasionally form in the tropics?

Under which of the following conditions do hurricanes dissipate?

Which of the following describes a hurricane warning?

What is a storm surge? How does a storm surge form?

Which of the following hurricane strengths is indicated by Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

As latent heat is released inside the clouds of a hurricane, the warming of the air aloft creates which of the following areas of pressure aloft?

Hurricane season for the tropical North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans normally runs from June through November. Why don't hurricanes form in these locations at other times of the year?

Suppose that five of this year's tropical storms develop into hurricanes over the North Atlantic Ocean. Which of the following is the first letter of the name of the third hurricane that occurs this year?

Because of the conservation of angular momentum, which of the following describes the speed of the air spiraling inward toward the centre of a hurricane?

Which of the following gives the main difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm?

What months of the year are hurricanes most likely to form in the Atlantic Ocean?

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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