Hurricanes

Question 1

What happens during the tropical depression stage of a hurricane

Answer 1

A low-pressure center deepens

Question 2

Many if not most Atlantic hurricanes can be traced to the tropical waters that form over ____

Answer 2

Africa

Question 3

Winds blow _____ around the center in the northern hemisphere

Answer 3

Counterclockwise

Question 4

For a massive on organized thunderstorms to develop into a hurricane the surface winds must _______

Answer 4

Converge

Question 5

The strongest winds in the heaviest rainfall normally occur in the ______

Answer 5

Eyewall

Question 6

What is trade wind inversion?

Answer 6

A temperature inversion frequently found in the subtropics over the eastern portion of the tropical oceans

Question 7

Hurricane activity picks up in _______ and peaks in _______ and then drops off rapidly

Answer 7

August, September

Question 8

The energy for hurricane comes from the direct transfer of ______ heat and ______ heat from the warm ocean surface

Answer 8

Sensible, leatent

Question 9

What are the spiral arms of a hurricane?

Answer 9

Zones of rain bands

Question 10

What is the third stage of a hurricane?

Answer 10

Hurricane

Question 11

What is a storm surge?

Answer 11

And abnormal rise of the sea along a short primarily due to the wins of a storm especially a hurricane

Question 12

What happens during a tropical storm stage of a hurricane?

Answer 12

More cyclonic flow around center

Question 13

Hurricanes do not form work the upper when levels are _____

Answer 13

Strong

Question 14

How strong are the winds during a tropical storm stage of a hurricane?

Answer 14

35-64 knots

Question 15

What is the eye of a hurricane?

Answer 15

Relatively clear center

Question 16

When hurricanes lose their source of warm water they ______ _____

Answer 16

Dissipate rapidly

Question 17

What is the second stage of a hurricane?

Answer 17

Tropical storm

Question 18

How strong are the winds during the tropical depression stage of a hurricane?

Answer 18

20 to 34 knots

Question 19

What is a hurricane?

Answer 19

And intense Storm of tropical origin with sustained winds of at least 64 knots

Question 20

What is the eye wall of a thunderstorm?

Answer 20

A wall of dense low pressure and thunderstorms that surrounds the eye of a hurricane

Question 21

What is the first stage of a hurricane?

Answer 21

Tropical depression

Question 22

What scale is used to measure possible damage of a hurricane?

Answer 22

Saffir Simpson scale

Question 23

Where do most hurricanes occur?

Answer 23

Tropical ocean, westward side of an ocean

Question 24

How fast are winds during a hurricane stage?

Answer 24

65+ knots

Question 25

What happens during a hurricane stage?

Answer 25

The eye is well-developed

Question 26

What are hurricanes composed of?

Answer 26

Intense convective clouds