Quiz 25

Question 1

The rotating updraft of a supercell thuderstorm

Answer 1

Mesocyclone

Question 2

The rapidly swirling cloud that is the most distinctive visual feature of a tornado

Answer 2

Condensation funnel

Question 3

What is the name of the scale used to rank hurricanes

Answer 3

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

Question 4

A phenomenon similar to a tornado that starts on the ground and is not associated with a cloud

Answer 4

Dust devil

Question 5

A tornado that forms over water is called a

Answer 5

Waterspout

Question 6

What scale is used to classify tornadoes based on their intensity?

Answer 6

Enhanced Fujita scale or EF-scale

Question 7

The most intense low-pressure systems that develop in the tropics

Answer 7

Hurricanes

Question 8

Hurricanes need two ingredients to form..what are they

Answer 8

A warm ocean

A region where the Coriolis effect is very pronounced

Question 9

Rotating tropical low-pressure systems are called

Answer 9

Tropical cyclones

Question 10

A tropical cyclone that has speeds less than 39 miles per hour is a

Answer 10

Tropical depression

Question 11

When the tropical depression winds reach 39 mph it is upgraded to a

Answer 11

Tropical storm

Question 12

The tropical storm that has winds 74mph is called

Answer 12

Hurricanes

Question 13

The center of a hurricane is the

Answer 13

Eye

Question 14

What is a group of tropical thunderstorms that can possibly form into a tropical cyclone

Answer 14

Tropical disturbance

Question 15

What are the three main dangers associated with hurricanes

Answer 15

Wind
Storm surge
Significant inland flooding

Question 16

What two main factors affect the height of a hurricane’s storm surge?

Answer 16

Wind speed

Shape of the land and sea floor