Deck 13: Weather Systems

Question 1

Hurricanes never occur:

A) near the equator
B) near Canada
C) islands
D) near mid-latitude cyclones

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In the eye of a hurricane, _______.

A) the sky may be almost cloud-free
B) winds are light
C) subsidence occurs
D) All of the above are correct

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The strongest winds and largest cloud development in a hurricane occur ______.

A) in the eye
B) in the eye wall
C) near the edge of the storm
D) near the hurricane nose

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When a tropical cyclone reaches wind velocity of 40 mph, it is termed a:

A) hurricane
B) typhoon
C) tropical depression
D) tropical storm

Question 5

The peak of the N. Atlantic hurricane season is in:

A) June
B) July
C) August
D) September
E) October

Question 6

Most damage and fatalities associated with hurricanes are due to:

A) the storm surge
B) the heavy rainfall
C) the strong winds
D) the tornadoes within the storm

Question 7

Hurricanes tend to dissipate when:

A) they cross land
B) they cross cooler water
C) they move into the Caribbean
D) (a) and (b) only

Question 8

Hurricane Katrina reached a category ____ on the Saffir-Simpson Scale before landfall.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 10
E) was off the scale

Question 9

The highest category for hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson Scale is a ____.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 10
E) 12, as recent hurricanes became even stronger

Question 10

Mid-latitude cyclones tend to follow:

A) surface wind directions
B) the polar jet stream
C) the movement of cold air masses
D) the movement of warm air masses
E) the yellow brick road

Question 11

Thunderstorms and heavy rains are more common when a ______ passes in a mid-latitude cyclone.

A) cold front
B) warm front
C) occluded front
D) warm sector
E) cold sector

Question 12

Hurricanes do not form near the equator because:

A) sea-surface temperatures are too low
B) winds in the upper troposphere are always too strong
C) the Coriolis Effect is zero
D) winds in the lower troposphere are too weak

Question 13

The most hurricane-prone region of the United States is:

A) the North Carolina shore
B) the Florida Keys
C) Long Island, NY
D) New England

Question 14

The type of air mass that occurs to the northwest of the center of a mature extra-tropical cyclone is:

A) continental polar or arctic
B) maritime tropical
C) continental tropical
D) none of these

Question 15

The usual weather just ahead of a warm front is:

A) thunderstorms
B) clear skies
C) fog and drizzle
D) the same weather as ahead of a cold front

Question 16

Which of the following in NOT a name of a tropical cyclone?

A) hurricanes
B) cyclones
C) typhoons
D) tsunamis