Question 1

Most of the destruction caused by a hurricane is due to

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A)  high winds. 
B)  flooding. 
C)  tornadoes. 
D)  hail.

Question 2

In the Northern Hemisphere,hurricanes and middle latitude cyclones are similar in that both

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A)  have surface weather fronts. 
B)  intensify with increasing height above the ground. 
C)  have winds that blow counterclockwise around their centers. 
D)  will generally move from west to east.

Question 3

Suppose that five of this year's tropical storms develop into hurricanes over the North Atlantic Ocean.The name of the third hurricane would start with the letter

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A)  A. 
B)  B. 
C)  C. 
D)  D. 
E)  impossible to tell

Question 4

Which of the following is true?

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

Question 5

In recent years,the number of deaths caused by hurricanes has decreased,but the cost of hurricane damage has increased.How would you explain this?

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Question 6

Which below is the best indication that a hurricane will likely strike your area within 24 hours?

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A)  a hurricane watch issued by the National Weather Service 
B)  high cirrus clouds moving in from the east 
C)  a hurricane warning issued by the National Weather Service 
D)  easterly or northeasterly winds with speeds in excess of 30 knots 
E)  a rapid drop in pressure and heavy rains

Question 7

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

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Question 8

Which of the following is not true concerning an easterly wave?

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A)  moves from east to west 
B)  has converging winds on its western side 
C)  showers and thunderstorms may be found on its eastern side 
D)  indicates a region of lower-than-average pressure

Question 9

The most costly hurricane ever to hit the United States was

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A)  Hurricane Ivan. 
B)  Hurricane Katrina. 
C)  Hurricane Wilma.

Question 10

Where is the Bermuda high located during the summer and fall? How might the path of a hurricane,moving toward the west from Africa,be affected by the Bermuda High as the hurricane approaches the United States?

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Question 11

The immense amounts of energy taken in by hurricanes are

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A)  converted to kinetic energy. 
B)  used in chemical reactions. 
C)  lost through radiational cooling at the top of the storm. 
D)  converted to kinetic energy and lost through radiational cooling at the top of the storm.

Question 12

Hurricanes can't form along the equator because

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A)  there isn't much water along the equator,it's mostly land. 
B)  the Coriolis force is too small along the equator. 
C)  there are no feedback mechanisms along the equator. 
D)  it's too humid for the ocean water to evaporate.

Question 13

Computer models of hurricanes almost always agree on their predictions of a hurricane's movement and evolution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As latent heat is released inside the clouds of a hurricane,the warming of the air aloft creates an area of ____ aloft.

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A)  low pressure 
B)  high pressure

Question 15

Suppose the eye of a hurricane passed directly over 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?

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A)  NW 
B)  NE 
C)  SE 
D)  SW

Question 16

Which below only forms over water?

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A)  thunderstorms 
B)  funnel clouds 
C)  tornadoes 
D)  mesocyclones 
E)  hurricanes

Question 17

A strong trade wind inversion ____ to the development of a hurricane.

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A)  is conducive 
B)  is not conducive 
C)  is immaterial

Question 18

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?

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Question 19

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?

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Question 20

Streamlines on a weather map depict

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A)  water temperature. 
B)  pressure. 
C)  wind flow. 
D)  dew point. 
E)  ocean currents.

Exam 15: Hurricanes