Hurricanes

Question 1

The northern hemisphere rotates storms which way

Answer 1

Counterclockwise

Question 2

What steers hurricanes

Answer 2

High pressure systems, tradewinds, the Bermuda high

Question 3

During what season do hurricanes occur

Answer 3

Fall

Question 4

Why is the Atlantic ocean warmest during the fall

Answer 4

Heat capacity

Question 5

What temperature must the sea be to get a hurricane

Answer 5

80°F

Question 6

Ingredients in which a hurricane will form

Answer 6

Warm water, moist air, week wind shear, at least 5° away from the equator

Question 7

Where do the heaviest rain and winds occur

Answer 7

The eye wall

Question 8

What does the air and the Eye wall do

Answer 8

Rises vigorously

Question 9

What helps the air rise

Answer 9

Outflow

Question 10

What is latent heat

Answer 10

Heat that is released into the atmosphere when water vapor condenses

Question 11

Deadliest part of a hurricane

Answer 11

Storm surge

Question 12

What causes storm surge

Answer 12

Wind

Question 13

What should you do when caught in a rip tide

Answer 13

Swim parallel to shore

Question 14

Strongest to weakest storms

Answer 14

Hurricanes, tropical storms, depressions, disturbances

Question 15

What is false about ITCZ

Answer 15

Makes it difficult for hurricanes to form

Question 16

Why do hurricanes not form within 5° of the equator

Answer 16

There is not enough Coriolis effect to make it rotate

Question 17

Hurricanes are centers of what pressure

Answer 17

Low