Chapter 11 Hurricanes
1) The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season broke many all-time records, including all but which of the following?
A) greatest number of named storms in one season
B) greatest number of tropical storms before August 1
C) greatest number of hurricanes in one season
D) greatest number of major hurricanes making landfall in U.S.
E) greatest number of deaths in one season
Answer: E
Section: Hurricane Forecasts
Topic: Hurricane Forecasts
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2) The deadliest hurricane in U.S. history struck ________ in 1900 killing 8,000 people.
A) New Orleans, Louisiana,
B) Galveston, Texas,
C) Charleston, South Carolina,
D) Palm Beach, Florida,
E) Key Largo, Florida,
Answer: B
Section: Hurricane Damages
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3) As of early 2016, Hurricane Katrina (2005) is the most costly and third most deadly natural disaster in the United States since 1900. Scientists thought a hurricane strike causing a disaster like this one in New Orleans ________.
A) was impossible
B) would happen if preparation for the coming disaster did not occur
C) was only a remote possibility and not worth worrying about
D) was preventable by steering the hurricane away from populated areas
Answer: B
Section: Hurricanes and the Gulf of Mexico Coastline
Topic: Hurricanes and the Gulf of Mexico Coastline
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4) Requirements for a hurricane to develop include all but which of the following?
A) seawater with a temperature of at least 27°C in the upper 60 m of the ocean
B) Air must be unstable, warm, and humid.
C) weak upper-level winds, preferably blowing in the same direction the developing storm is moving
D) The storm must be at least 200 km from the equator.
Answer: D
Section: How a Hurricane Forms
Topic: How a Hurricane Forms
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5) Hurricanes rotate in a ________ around a central core in the Northern Hemisphere.
A) clockwise direction
B) counterclockwise direction
C) back-forth motion
D) vertical pattern
E) zigzag pattern
Answer: B
Section: How a Hurricane Forms
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6) Rank the following in order of increasing strength.
A) tropical depression, tropical storm, tropical disturbance, and hurricane
B) hurricane, tropical depression, tropical storm, and tropical disturbance
C) tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane
D) hurricane, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, and tropical storm
E) tropical storm, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, and hurricane
Answer: C
Section: How a Hurricane Forms
Topic: How a Hurricane Forms
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7) As a hurricane forms, converging surface winds meet at the central core, which acts like a chimney sending ________.
A) warm, moist air flowing rapidly upward
B) warm, moist air flowing rapidly downward
C) cool, dry air flowing rapidly upward
D) cool, dry air flowing rapidly downward
Answer: A
Section: How a Hurricane Forms
Topic: How a Hurricane Forms
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8) As a hurricane forms, the air ________.
A) rises, cools, and releases latent heat, cooling down the hurricane’s core
B) rises, cools, and releases latent heat, further heating up the hurricane’s core
C) rises, warms, and releases latent heat, further heating up the hurricane’s core
D) falls, cools, and releases latent heat, further heating the underlying water
Answer: B
Section: How a Hurricane Works
Topic: How a Hurricane Works
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9) A hurricane acts as a heat engine, transferring heat from the ________.
A) warm, moist air above tropical seas into the core of the hurricane
B) core of the hurricane into the warm, moist air above tropical seas
C) warm, moist air above tropical seas into the bottom of the sea, where it stirs up turbulence
D) core of the hurricane into the tropical seas, where additional energy is picked up from water depths below 200 feet, amplifying the strength of the storm
E) low-pressure zones in the core to low-pressure zones on the periphery
Answer: A
Section: How a Hurricane Works
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10) A hurricane is defined as a large area of sustained winds greater than 119 km/hr this is the wind speed at which ________.
A) canvas sails on sailboats start to rip
B) storm surge starts to be a problem
C) Saffir and Simpson agreed to compromise
D) the center of the storm develops a calm area known as the eye
E) atmospheric particles collide and coalesce
Answer: D
Section: How a Hurricane Works
Topic: How a Hurricane Works
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