Question 1

Extratropical cyclones are rarer than tropical cyclones and an extratropical cyclone has not been seen in the U.S. in over 100 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Describe the development of the extratropical cyclone.

Accepted Answer

Two key ingredients contribute to the formation and movement of an extratropical cyclone-a strong temperature gradient in the air near the surface and wind patterns within the jet stream. Surface temperature gradients are generally strongest along a cold, warm, or stationary front . Therefore, most extratropical cyclones develop along fronts. Air masses, moving in opposite directions along a front provide the temperature contrast for cyclone development; a wave forms along the front at a place where upper-level winds diverge, such as a bend in the jet stream; a surface low-pressure center develops as cold air pushes south on the west side and warm air pushes north on the east side of the cyclone; the cold front advances faster than the warm front, catches up with the warm front, and displaces the warm air upward; an occluded front develops with warm air held aloft by cold and cool air masses at the surface; the temperature contrast at the surface disappears, friction slows winds, and atmospheric pr as the cyclone dissipates.

Question 3

What are the rainbands made up of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cool air that swirls around the eye 
B)  Warm air that swirls around the eye 
C)  Thunderstorms that swirl around the eye 
D)  Thick sheets of liquid water that swirl around the eye 
E)  Winds associated with the high pressure system that swirl around the eye 
A)  Cool air that swirls around the eye 
B)  Warm air that swirls around the eye 
C)  Thunderstorms that swirl around the eye 
D)  Thick sheets of liquid water that swirl around the eye 
E)  Winds associated with the high pressure system that swirl around the eye C

Question 4

Describe the stages of development of a hurricane starting with a tropical disturbance.

Accepted Answer

Most hurricanes start out as a tropical

Question 5

Extratropical cyclones usually don't have wind or storm surge associated with them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following will NOT affect the amount of storm surge on a coastline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fetch 
B)  Atmospheric pressure 
C)  Shape of coastline 
D)  Age of the storm 
E)  Wind speed 
A)  Fetch 
B)  Atmospheric pressure 
C)  Shape of coastline 
D)  Age of the storm 
E)  Wind speed

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a way in which communities should prepare for a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A)  Install accurate warning systems 
B)  Plan and publicize evacuation routes 
C)  Make flooding insurance available to potential victims 
D)  Use effective building designs for structures in the hurricane zone 
E)  Emphasize that hurricane prediction is a very inexact science and residents should stay with their property to prevent looting 
A)  Install accurate warning systems 
B)  Plan and publicize evacuation routes 
C)  Make flooding insurance available to potential victims 
D)  Use effective building designs for structures in the hurricane zone 
E)  Emphasize that hurricane prediction is a very inexact science and residents should stay with their property to prevent looting

Question 8

What are the similarities and differences between a tropical and extratropical cyclone?

Accepted Answer

A tropical cyclone is a general term for

Question 9

Names for especially deadly or damaging hurricanes, like Hurricane Katrina, are retired and never will be used again.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Weather satellites can give information about the early signs of hurricane formation, but can't show wind speed directly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Just like in the case of an earthquake, people in hurricane-prone areas should have emergency supplies and should make a family plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Tropical disturbances for the Atlantic Ocean are caused by easterly waves off of the coast of Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why are hurricanes uncommon on the equator?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is too hot there. 
B)  The upper atmosphere is too cold there. 
C)  There is too much wind there. 
D)  There is not enough evaporation there. 
E)  There is too little Coriolis Effect there. 
A)  It is too hot there. 
B)  The upper atmosphere is too cold there. 
C)  There is too much wind there. 
D)  There is not enough evaporation there. 
E)  There is too little Coriolis Effect there.

Question 14

When is hurricane season for the Eastern and Gulf Coasts of the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  September through October 
B)  June through November 
C)  July through September 
D)  August through October 
E)  It varies each year. 
A)  September through October 
B)  June through November 
C)  July through September 
D)  August through October 
E)  It varies each year.

Question 15

Which of the following may NOT necessarily increase with increasing category on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wind speed 
B)  Storm surge height 
C)  Damage due to wind (assuming similar construction) 
D)  Rainfall amount 
A)  Wind speed 
B)  Storm surge height 
C)  Damage due to wind (assuming similar construction) 
D)  Rainfall amount

Question 16

Why does an occluded front form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slow moving cold fronts push warm fronts downward. 
B)  Slow moving cold fronts are overtaken by warm fronts. 
C)  Fast moving cold fronts overtake other cold fronts. 
D)  Fast moving cold fronts push warm air downward. 
E)  Fast moving cold fronts overtake warm fronts and push warm air aloft. 
A)  Slow moving cold fronts push warm fronts downward. 
B)  Slow moving cold fronts are overtaken by warm fronts. 
C)  Fast moving cold fronts overtake other cold fronts. 
D)  Fast moving cold fronts push warm air downward. 
E)  Fast moving cold fronts overtake warm fronts and push warm air aloft.

Question 17

Weather buoys are an outdated source of weather information that are not used currently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

People who have experienced hurricanes are usually more likely to take appropriate action than those who have not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Hurricanes in the North Atlantic Ocean initially go from East to West due to the prevailing winds, the Trade Winds. Why do they then turn Northward?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Coriolis effect deflects their motion northward. 
B)  Water temperatures push them towards colder water. 
C)  The Gulf Stream (ocean) current pushes them to the north. 
D)  Winds blowing from North America keep them from moving onto land. 
E)  The Trade Winds stop blowing once they reach North America. 
A)  The Coriolis effect deflects their motion northward. 
B)  Water temperatures push them towards colder water. 
C)  The Gulf Stream (ocean) current pushes them to the north. 
D)  Winds blowing from North America keep them from moving onto land. 
E)  The Trade Winds stop blowing once they reach North America.

Question 20

What is different about an extratropical cyclone as compared to a tropical cyclone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extratropical cyclones are associated with frontal activity. 
B)  Extratropical cyclones are associated with low pressures. 
C)  Extratropical cyclones are associated with storm surges. 
D)  Extratropical cyclones spin counter-clockwise. 
E)  Extratropical cyclones have distinct areas of calm called eyes. 
A)  Extratropical cyclones are associated with frontal activity. 
B)  Extratropical cyclones are associated with low pressures. 
C)  Extratropical cyclones are associated with storm surges. 
D)  Extratropical cyclones spin counter-clockwise. 
E)  Extratropical cyclones have distinct areas of calm called eyes.

Extratropical cyclones are rarer than tropical cyclones and an extratropical cyclone has not been seen in the U.S. in over 100 years.

Describe the development of the extratropical cyclone.

What are the rainbands made up of?

Describe the stages of development of a hurricane starting with a tropical disturbance.

Extratropical cyclones usually don't have wind or storm surge associated with them.

Which of the following will NOT affect the amount of storm surge on a coastline?

Which of the following is NOT a way in which communities should prepare for a hurricane?

What are the similarities and differences between a tropical and extratropical cyclone?

Names for especially deadly or damaging hurricanes, like Hurricane Katrina, are retired and never will be used again.

Weather satellites can give information about the early signs of hurricane formation, but can't show wind speed directly.

Just like in the case of an earthquake, people in hurricane-prone areas should have emergency supplies and should make a family plan.

Tropical disturbances for the Atlantic Ocean are caused by easterly waves off of the coast of Africa.

Why are hurricanes uncommon on the equator?

When is hurricane season for the Eastern and Gulf Coasts of the U.S.?

Which of the following may NOT necessarily increase with increasing category on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

Why does an occluded front form?

Weather buoys are an outdated source of weather information that are not used currently.

People who have experienced hurricanes are usually more likely to take appropriate action than those who have not.

Hurricanes in the North Atlantic Ocean initially go from East to West due to the prevailing winds, the Trade Winds. Why do they then turn Northward?

What is different about an extratropical cyclone as compared to a tropical cyclone?

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Exam 10: Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

Extratropical cyclones are rarer than tropical cyclones and an extratropical cyclone has not been seen in the U.S. in over 100 years.

Describe the development of the extratropical cyclone.

What are the rainbands made up of?

Describe the stages of development of a hurricane starting with a tropical disturbance.

Extratropical cyclones usually don't have wind or storm surge associated with them.

Which of the following will NOT affect the amount of storm surge on a coastline?

Which of the following is NOT a way in which communities should prepare for a hurricane?

What are the similarities and differences between a tropical and extratropical cyclone?

Names for especially deadly or damaging hurricanes, like Hurricane Katrina, are retired and never will be used again.

Weather satellites can give information about the early signs of hurricane formation, but can't show wind speed directly.

Just like in the case of an earthquake, people in hurricane-prone areas should have emergency supplies and should make a family plan.

Tropical disturbances for the Atlantic Ocean are caused by easterly waves off of the coast of Africa.

Why are hurricanes uncommon on the equator?

When is hurricane season for the Eastern and Gulf Coasts of the U.S.?

Which of the following may NOT necessarily increase with increasing category on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

Why does an occluded front form?

Weather buoys are an outdated source of weather information that are not used currently.

People who have experienced hurricanes are usually more likely to take appropriate action than those who have not.

Hurricanes in the North Atlantic Ocean initially go from East to West due to the prevailing winds, the Trade Winds. Why do they then turn Northward?

What is different about an extratropical cyclone as compared to a tropical cyclone?

Introduction to Natural Hazards

Internal Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes

Flooding

Mass Wasting

Subsidence and Soils

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Coastal Hazards

Climate and Climate Change

Wildfires

Impacts and Extinctions

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