Hurricane Exam Flash Cards

Question 1

Understand the RI coastal formation

Answer 1

New England bedrock was created millions of years ago, and Narraganset bay was carved into old sedimentary rocks

Question 2

What does the RI coast not have?

Answer 2

Mangroves

Question 3

Influences on Coastal Morphology:

Answer 3

tectonic Enviorment, Hydrographic regime (waves and tide), River or glacial processes, Climate, human impact

Question 4

What are coasts doing?

Answer 4

Changing rapidly

Question 5

What factors affect the coast?

Answer 5

geologly, ocean, and human

Question 6

What are RI key geomorphic features?

Answer 6

Naragansset Bay, Glacial features, ocean coastline, and solar ponds

Question 7

Define Hazard?

Answer 7

something that has the potential of harming you

Question 8

Deine Risk?

Answer 8

The likelihood of a hazard causing harm

Question 9

Most Common hazards?

Answer 9

Tsunami, flood, Volcanic ash, and fire

Question 10

Primary Hurricane Hazards?

Answer 10

Wind, Storm Surge, Rain, Waves

Question 11

Risk Equation?

Answer 11

Likelihood X Consequence of Lost (cost)

Question 12

Most costly hurricane

Answer 12

Katrina

Question 13

What can help reduce coast?

Answer 13

Engineering efforts

Question 14

What is a hurricane?

Answer 14

An intense low pressure tropical system with sustained winds greater than 74mph

Question 15

What factors play in a hurricane forming?

Answer 15

warm ocean water, low vertical wind shear, thunderstorms, sufficient latitude, lots of moisture in air

Question 16

do hurricanes always spin in the same direction?

Answer 16

No

Question 17

how do hurricanes spin in the northern hemisphere?

Answer 17

Counterclockwise

Question 18

How do hurricanes spin in the Southern Hemisphere?

Answer 18

Clockwise

Question 19

What month is peak hurricane season?

Answer 19

September

Question 20

Can hurricanes cross the equator?

Answer 20

No, due to coriolis effect

Question 21

Explain the life of a hurricane?

Answer 21

Start–> increase energy–> lose energy–> end

Question 22

As a hurricane approaches land what happens to the ocean water?

Answer 22

Storm Surge

Question 23

How much wind speed means a tropical storm

Answer 23

wind greater than 39MPH

Question 24

When are hurricanes strongest?

Answer 24

In the open, warm ocean

Question 25

What is the most deadly hazard with tropical cyclones

Answer 25

Surge

Question 26

What is a stakeholder?

Answer 26

Stakeholder is a person group or organization with interest or involvement in the success of an enterprise or activity

Question 27

examples of stakeholder?

Answer 27

Government officials, federal agencies, business owners, scientists & citizens

Question 28

What are the four phases of emergency management?

Answer 28

Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery