Question 1

What is the correct order of tropical cyclone development (least to most developed)?

Accepted Answer

A)  tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm, hurricane 
B)  tropical storm, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, hurricane 
C)  tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane 
D)  hurricane, tropical depression, tropical storm, tropical disturbance 
E)  hurricane, tropical storm, tropical disturbance, tropical depression 
A)  tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm, hurricane 
B)  tropical storm, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, hurricane 
C)  tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane 
D)  hurricane, tropical depression, tropical storm, tropical disturbance 
E)  hurricane, tropical storm, tropical disturbance, tropical depression

Question 2

Canada has never experienced damage as a result of a hurricane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Discuss the factors which contribute to a storm surge.

Accepted Answer

Storm surge is created by winds pushing

Question 4

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 keeps it 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 keeps it aloft.

Question 5

Why is the eye the calmest part of the storm?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Coriolis Force causes the storms to stay in a ring around the eye. 
B)  The low atmospheric pressure dissipates clouds. 
C)  The warm central core burns off any humidity in the center. 
D)  Rotating air causes dry air to sink into the eye. 
E)  Air from the bottom of the storm enters the eye and is pushed upward. 
A)  The Coriolis Force causes the storms to stay in a ring around the eye. 
B)  The low atmospheric pressure dissipates clouds. 
C)  The warm central core burns off any humidity in the center. 
D)  Rotating air causes dry air to sink into the eye. 
E)  Air from the bottom of the storm enters the eye and is pushed upward.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

Before they become hurricanes,they start out as tropical depressions and then tropical storms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the primary difference between a tropical depression and a tropical storm?

Accepted Answer

A)  amount of spin 
B)  wind speed 
C)  amount of rain 
D)  cloud height 
E)  storm surge amount 
A)  amount of spin 
B)  wind speed 
C)  amount of rain 
D)  cloud height 
E)  storm surge amount

Question 9

In thinking about the effects of hurricanes for the future,there are two things to consider.First,the ability to predict hurricanes is getting better.Second,there are more people moving to coastal areas.In your opinion,which is the more important issue for a hurricane disaster? What are the limitations of hurricane prediction and what are the problems associated with people living on the shoreline? Which do you think has the greater effect on the problem?

Accepted Answer

As a question of opinion this will come

Question 10

Which way do winds around a low pressure in the Northern Hemisphere blow?

Accepted Answer

A)  clockwise 
B)  counter-clockwise 
C)  northeast 
D)  northwest 
E)  landward 
A)  clockwise 
B)  counter-clockwise 
C)  northeast 
D)  northwest 
E)  landward

Question 11

What is the jet stream?

Accepted Answer

A concentrated flow

Question 12

The official Atlantic hurricane season is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Tropical cyclones typically

Accepted Answer

A)  form over both land and water. 
B)  have wind speeds of at least 80 km/hr. 
C)  form over oceans warmer than 26°C. 
D)  form only in the northern hemisphere. 
E)  are associated with regions of high pressure. 
A)  form over both land and water. 
B)  have wind speeds of at least 80 km/hr. 
C)  form over oceans warmer than 26°C. 
D)  form only in the northern hemisphere. 
E)  are associated with regions of high pressure.

Question 14

Most tropical cyclones develop between 5 degrees and 20 degrees latitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The worst hurricane to hit the east coast of Canada since 1873 was

Accepted Answer

A)  Juan in 2003. 
B)  Hazel in 1954. 
C)  Katrina in 2005. 
D)  Ivan in 2004. 
E)  Sandy in 2012. 
A)  Juan in 2003. 
B)  Hazel in 1954. 
C)  Katrina in 2005. 
D)  Ivan in 2004. 
E)  Sandy in 2012.

Question 16

What likely hazard would an extratropical cyclone bring to Canada in January?

Accepted Answer

A)  rain 
B)  tornadoes 
C)  thunderstorms 
D)  snow 
E)  None - extratropical cyclones do not form in winter. 
A)  rain 
B)  tornadoes 
C)  thunderstorms 
D)  snow 
E)  None - extratropical cyclones do not form in winter.

Question 17

Why is hurricane risk increasing rapidly in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insurance companies have stopped insuring coastal property. 
B)  The U.S. federal government will no longer provide disaster relief to hurricane-prone regions. 
C)  Sea level is rising about one meter per year putting more people at risk. 
D)  Human population density in coastal areas is skyrocketing. 
E)  Hurricanes are getting stronger due to global warming. 
A)  Insurance companies have stopped insuring coastal property. 
B)  The U.S. federal government will no longer provide disaster relief to hurricane-prone regions. 
C)  Sea level is rising about one meter per year putting more people at risk. 
D)  Human population density in coastal areas is skyrocketing. 
E)  Hurricanes are getting stronger due to global warming.

Question 18

What category would a hurricane with winds in excess of 249 km per hour be on the Saffir-Simpson Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Category 1 
B)  Category 2 
C)  Category 3 
D)  Category 4 
E)  Category 5 
A)  Category 1 
B)  Category 2 
C)  Category 3 
D)  Category 4 
E)  Category 5

Question 19

Why do extratropical cyclones form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cold air moving towards the tropics meets with warm air moving towards the poles. 
B)  Cold fronts moving eastward meet with warm fronts moving westward. 
C)  Polar jet stream meets with a barrier. 
D)  Tropical jet stream meets with warm ocean water. 
E)  Hurricanes cross over small islands in the North Pacific. 
A)  Cold air moving towards the tropics meets with warm air moving towards the poles. 
B)  Cold fronts moving eastward meet with warm fronts moving westward. 
C)  Polar jet stream meets with a barrier. 
D)  Tropical jet stream meets with warm ocean water. 
E)  Hurricanes cross over small islands in the North Pacific.

Question 20

Extratropical cyclones are associated with cold,warm,and occluded fronts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the correct order of tropical cyclone development (least to most developed)?

Canada has never experienced damage as a result of a hurricane.

Discuss the factors which contribute to a storm surge.

Why does an occluded front form?

Why is the eye the calmest part of the storm?

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

Before they become hurricanes,they start out as tropical depressions and then tropical storms.

What is the primary difference between a tropical depression and a tropical storm?

Which way do winds around a low pressure in the Northern Hemisphere blow?

What is the jet stream?

The official Atlantic hurricane season is

Tropical cyclones typically

Most tropical cyclones develop between 5 degrees and 20 degrees latitude.

The worst hurricane to hit the east coast of Canada since 1873 was

What likely hazard would an extratropical cyclone bring to Canada in January?

Why is hurricane risk increasing rapidly in the United States?

What category would a hurricane with winds in excess of 249 km per hour be on the Saffir-Simpson Scale?

Why do extratropical cyclones form?

Extratropical cyclones are associated with cold,warm,and occluded fronts.

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Exam 11: Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

What is the correct order of tropical cyclone development (least to most developed)?

Canada has never experienced damage as a result of a hurricane.

Discuss the factors which contribute to a storm surge.

Why does an occluded front form?

Why is the eye the calmest part of the storm?

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

Before they become hurricanes,they start out as tropical depressions and then tropical storms.

What is the primary difference between a tropical depression and a tropical storm?

Which way do winds around a low pressure in the Northern Hemisphere blow?

What is the jet stream?

The official Atlantic hurricane season is

Tropical cyclones typically

Most tropical cyclones develop between 5 degrees and 20 degrees latitude.

The worst hurricane to hit the east coast of Canada since 1873 was

What likely hazard would an extratropical cyclone bring to Canada in January?

Why is hurricane risk increasing rapidly in the United States?

What category would a hurricane with winds in excess of 249 km per hour be on the Saffir-Simpson Scale?

Why do extratropical cyclones form?

Extratropical cyclones are associated with cold,warm,and occluded fronts.

Introduction to Natural Hazards

Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions

Landslides

Snow Avalanches

Subsidence and Soil Expansion and Contraction

River Flooding

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Waves, Currents, and Coastlines

Wildfires

Climate Change

Meteorite Impacts and Extinctions

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