Hurricanes Quiz
Quiz by Kara McGarvey
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- Q1In what area of the world do hurricanes form?lakes and pondspolar ocean waterswarm ocean watersonly along the U.S. coastlines30s
- Q2Which is NOT critical for the formation of a hurricane?circulation of windswarm ocean waterarea of high pressurelower latitudes30s
- Q3Where does a hurricane get its energy?from high air pressurefrom the heating of the beachesfrom winds along the oceans surfacefrom warm ocean water30s
- Q4What area of a hurricane has the calmest winds?storm surgethe eyethe upper elevationsthe outermost ring30s
- Q5The Coriolis Effect is a force caused byEarth's tidesEarth's seasonsEarth's rotationEarth's spinning core30s
- Q6Warm air rises because....it is less dense than cold airit has the same density as cold airit doesn't riseit is more dense than cold air30s
- Q7Which situation would allow a hurricane to form?near poles, cold water, high pressurenear poles, warm water, low pressurenear equator, warm water, low pressurenear equator, warm water, high pressure30s
- Q8Which news headline would most likely occur during hurricane season?"Storm Surge, a major concern for New Orleans, Louisiana""Flooding from Hurricane, a high possibility for Moscow, Russia""Unusually cold ocean water has hurricane watchers nervous""Canada braces for strong hurricane season"30s
- Q9What is true of a hurricane that travels into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico?it will likely get strongerit will become for erratic and disorganizedit will likely get weakerit will get stronger when it hits the land30s
- Q10Why do hurricanes not form directly on the equator?The Coriolis force needed to spin the hurricane is too weakit is too hot at the equatorthere is not enough wind at the equatorthere is too much land along the equator30s
- Q11What usually causes the most damage from a hurricane?the Windthe Storm SurgeFiresElectricity Outages30s
- Q12What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?There is no difference besides the part of the world in which they are found.Hurricanes are largerTyphoons have greater wind speedHurricanes are near the equator and typhoons are near the poles30s
- Q13Which of the following is not likely a hurricane name?SarahDorisPhillipKaren30s
- Q14Based on the map, which area probably produced the most violent storm system?area 4area 3area 2area 130s
- Q15Based on the map, which one of the following areas would probably not experience many hurricanes?the Northern part of Australiathe Islands of the South Pacificthe east coast of the United Statesthe east coast of South America30s
