Question 1

Raising the floor of a building above the 100-year flood level prevents most erosion that occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The _______________ Hurricane Wind Scale divides hurricanes into five categories based on average wind speed, with Category 1 storms being the weakest and Category 5 the strongest.

Accepted Answer

Saffir-Simpson

Question 3

Which roofing design is the most hurricane-resistant?

Accepted Answer

A) sloped, clay tile 
B) flat, wood shingle 
C) flat, metal ​ 
D) flat, concrete tile 
E) sloped, stucco 
A) sloped, clay tile 
B) flat, wood shingle 
C) flat, metal ​ 
D) flat, concrete tile 
E) sloped, stucco D

Question 4

What local conditions will raise the height of a storm surge at the beach?

Accepted Answer

A) a surge moving into a bay 
B) a fast-moving hurricane 
C) a slow-moving hurricane 
D) coastal vegetation, such as thick groves of mangroves 
E) low sand dunes 
A) a surge moving into a bay 
B) a fast-moving hurricane 
C) a slow-moving hurricane 
D) coastal vegetation, such as thick groves of mangroves 
E) low sand dunes

Question 5

Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was a Category _______________ storm.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was a Category...

Question 6

Which of these coastal effects is NOT caused by heavy rain during a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) flooded streams 
B) landslides (from saturated slopes) 
C) drowned people 
D) contaminated groundwater 
E) large storm surges 
A) flooded streams 
B) landslides (from saturated slopes) 
C) drowned people 
D) contaminated groundwater 
E) large storm surges

Question 7

Where are the highest winds in a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) within the eye 
B) along the edge of the eye wall 
C) half-way between the eye and the outer edge 
D) at the outer edge 
E) winds speeds are about equal everywhere within a hurricane 
A) within the eye 
B) along the edge of the eye wall 
C) half-way between the eye and the outer edge 
D) at the outer edge 
E) winds speeds are about equal everywhere within a hurricane

Question 8

What is the average forward speed of a hurricane (how fast does it approach the coast)?

Accepted Answer

A) about 5 km/hour 
B) about 25 km/hour 
C) about 100 km/hour 
D) about 200 km/hour 
E) about 500 km/hour 
A) about 5 km/hour 
B) about 25 km/hour 
C) about 100 km/hour 
D) about 200 km/hour 
E) about 500 km/hour

Question 9

The greatest coastal damage from a hurricane is directly in line with the center of the hurricane path as it reaches land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why are houses in hurricane-susceptible areas generally on tall posts?

Accepted Answer

A) to keep them above the high tide level 
B) to keep them above the expected storm-surge level 
C) to allow blowing sand to go under them 
D) to keep them above the strongest winds 
E) to provide less wind resistance 
A) to keep them above the high tide level 
B) to keep them above the expected storm-surge level 
C) to allow blowing sand to go under them 
D) to keep them above the strongest winds 
E) to provide less wind resistance

Question 11

List some precautionary measures to take before evacuating because of a hurricane.

Accepted Answer

Anchor anything that can become a projec

Question 12

Of the main hazards in a hurricane, which causes the greatest dollar amount of damage? Why?

Accepted Answer

W ind damage is often ten times as great

Question 13

Why are hurricanes becoming more frequent?

Accepted Answer

A) Climate change is causing more rainfall in equatorial areas. 
B) Climate change is causing more low pressure cells that cause hurricanes. 
C) Climate change is causing ocean temperature to increase. 
D) Climate change is causing increasing wind speed in the Pacific. 
E) Actually, they are not; we are just better at detecting and reporting them. ​ 
A) Climate change is causing more rainfall in equatorial areas. 
B) Climate change is causing more low pressure cells that cause hurricanes. 
C) Climate change is causing ocean temperature to increase. 
D) Climate change is causing increasing wind speed in the Pacific. 
E) Actually, they are not; we are just better at detecting and reporting them. ​

Question 14

Why are lower, smaller sand dunes less desirable than higher, larger sand dunes?

Accepted Answer

A) Lower dunes promote more erosion because there is not as much dune sand to absorb wave energy. 
B) Lower dunes cannot prevent waves washing over the dunes to strike the homes. 
C) Lower dunes promote the formation of riptides. 
D) Lower dunes block the wind in unnatural ways, causing more damage to surrounding homes. 
E) Lower dunes are difficult to naturally revegetate. 
A) Lower dunes promote more erosion because there is not as much dune sand to absorb wave energy. 
B) Lower dunes cannot prevent waves washing over the dunes to strike the homes. 
C) Lower dunes promote the formation of riptides. 
D) Lower dunes block the wind in unnatural ways, causing more damage to surrounding homes. 
E) Lower dunes are difficult to naturally revegetate.

Question 15

What are some examples of natural protections against hurricanes? What can people do to preserve these protections?

Accepted Answer

Beachfront sand dunes absorb the energy

Question 16

Homeowners insurance does not cover wind damage or flood damage due to a hurricane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why are skies clear in the eye of a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) Warm air is rising. 
B) Warm, dry air is descending. 
C) Cold air is rising. 
D) Cold, dry air is descending. 
E) Any moisture is flung to the edge of the eye wall by centrifugal forces. 
A) Warm air is rising. 
B) Warm, dry air is descending. 
C) Cold air is rising. 
D) Cold, dry air is descending. 
E) Any moisture is flung to the edge of the eye wall by centrifugal forces.

Question 18

Hurricane strength in any given year appears to correlate quite well with Atlantic Ocean sea-surface _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hurricane strength in any given year appears...

Question 19

Where do hurricanes striking North America originate?

Accepted Answer

A) the central Pacific Ocean, near the equator 
B) in the Gulf of Mexico 
C) off the northern coast of South America, near the equator 
D) waters in near-equatorial latitudes off the west coast of Africa 
E) in the steamy jungles of the Congo, in western Africa 
A) the central Pacific Ocean, near the equator 
B) in the Gulf of Mexico 
C) off the northern coast of South America, near the equator 
D) waters in near-equatorial latitudes off the west coast of Africa 
E) in the steamy jungles of the Congo, in western Africa

Question 20

One future prospect for predicting hurricane behavior is to monitor thermal anomalies in the ocean with _______________ sensors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One future prospect for predicting hurricane behavior...

Raising the floor of a building above the 100-year flood level prevents most erosion that occurs.

The _______________ Hurricane Wind Scale divides hurricanes into five categories based on average wind speed, with Category 1 storms being the weakest and Category 5 the strongest.

Which roofing design is the most hurricane-resistant?

What local conditions will raise the height of a storm surge at the beach?

Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was a Category _______________ storm.

Which of these coastal effects is NOT caused by heavy rain during a hurricane?

Where are the highest winds in a hurricane?

What is the average forward speed of a hurricane (how fast does it approach the coast)?

The greatest coastal damage from a hurricane is directly in line with the center of the hurricane path as it reaches land.

Why are houses in hurricane-susceptible areas generally on tall posts?

List some precautionary measures to take before evacuating because of a hurricane.

Of the main hazards in a hurricane, which causes the greatest dollar amount of damage? Why?

Why are hurricanes becoming more frequent?

Why are lower, smaller sand dunes less desirable than higher, larger sand dunes?

What are some examples of natural protections against hurricanes? What can people do to preserve these protections?

Homeowners insurance does not cover wind damage or flood damage due to a hurricane.

Why are skies clear in the eye of a hurricane?

Hurricane strength in any given year appears to correlate quite well with Atlantic Ocean sea-surface _____.

Where do hurricanes striking North America originate?

One future prospect for predicting hurricane behavior is to monitor thermal anomalies in the ocean with _______________ sensors.

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Exam 16: Hurricanes and nor Easters

Raising the floor of a building above the 100-year flood level prevents most erosion that occurs.

The _______________ Hurricane Wind Scale divides hurricanes into five categories based on average wind speed, with Category 1 storms being the weakest and Category 5 the strongest.

Which roofing design is the most hurricane-resistant?

What local conditions will raise the height of a storm surge at the beach?

Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was a Category _______________ storm.

Which of these coastal effects is NOT caused by heavy rain during a hurricane?

Where are the highest winds in a hurricane?

What is the average forward speed of a hurricane (how fast does it approach the coast)?

The greatest coastal damage from a hurricane is directly in line with the center of the hurricane path as it reaches land.

Why are houses in hurricane-susceptible areas generally on tall posts?

List some precautionary measures to take before evacuating because of a hurricane.

Of the main hazards in a hurricane, which causes the greatest dollar amount of damage? Why?

Why are hurricanes becoming more frequent?

Why are lower, smaller sand dunes less desirable than higher, larger sand dunes?

What are some examples of natural protections against hurricanes? What can people do to preserve these protections?

Homeowners insurance does not cover wind damage or flood damage due to a hurricane.

Why are skies clear in the eye of a hurricane?

Hurricane strength in any given year appears to correlate quite well with Atlantic Ocean sea-surface _____.

Where do hurricanes striking North America originate?

One future prospect for predicting hurricane behavior is to monitor thermal anomalies in the ocean with _______________ sensors.

Natural Hazards and Disasters

Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards

Earthquakes and Their Causes

Earthquake Predictions Forecasts and Mitigation

Tsunami

Volcanoes Tectonic Environments and Eruptions

Volcanoes Hazards and Mitigation

Landslides and Other Downslope Movements

Sinkholes Land Subsidence and Swelling Soils

Weather Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Climate Change Processes and History

Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation

Streams and Flood Processes

Floods and Human Interactions

Waves Beaches and Coastal Erosion

Wildfires

Asteroid and Comet Impacts

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