Question Set 18 Flashcards
Characteristics of a hurricane include:
a) It is an area of low pressure (i.e., a low pressure center).
b) It originates over warm tropical waters.
c) It has wind speeds greater than 73 m.p.h.
d) All of the above.
d) All of the above.
Structural features of a hurricane include
a) the eye.
b) the eyewall.
c) spiral rain bands.
d) All of the above.
d) All of the above.
____________ occurs near the surface of a hurricane while ___________ occurs near the top of a hurricane.
a) clockwise outflow, counter-clockwise inflow
b) counter-clockwise inflow, clockwise outflow
c) clockwise inflow, counter-clockwise outflow
d) counter-clockwise outflow, clockwise inflow
b) counter-clockwise inflow, clockwise outflow
The first three stages of a developing hurricane are (from first stage to third stage):
a) tropical disturbance, tropical storm, and typhoon.
b) tropical depression, tropical disturbance, and tropical storm.
c) tropical disturbance, tropical depression, and tropical storm.
d) cyclone, typhoon, and tropical storm.
c) tropical disturbance, tropical depression, and tropical storm.
Generally speaking, for a hurricane to form there needs to be
a) a tropical disturbance present away from the equator.
b) warm ocean water.
c) little vertical wind shear.
d) All of the above.
d) All of the above.
Why will hurricanes not form on the equator?
a) The pressure is already low there.
b) There is no Coriolis force present.
c) Skies are always cloud free on the equator.
d) The jet stream is too strong at the equator.
b) There is no Coriolis force present.
The energy that directly powers a hurricane comes from
a) warm ocean waters.
b) the jet stream.
c) the high wind speeds in a hurricane.
d) the absorption of radiation by carbon dioxide.
a) warm ocean waters.
Where do the strongest winds within a hurricane tend to occur?
a) Within the eyewall to the right relative to the moving storm.
b) Within the eyewall to the left relative to the moving storm.
c) Within the eye of the storm.
d) In the outer portion of the spiral rainbands.
a) Within the eyewall to the right relative to the moving storm.
The depth of a storm surge is determined by
a) the wind speed.
b) the nature of the coastline.
c) both a) and b)
d) None of the above.
c) both a) and b)
The hazard associated with hurricanes that is most likely to lead to fatalities is/are
a) the high wind speeds.
b) flooding.
c) the storm surge.
d) tornadoes.
b) flooding.
