WX Practice Part 3 Hurricanes
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- Q1**Convection currents take place because cold air is .... (8)less dense than warm airthe same density as warm airmore dense than warm air30s
- Q2**Cool air tends to.... (11)mix easily with warm air massesbe less dense and flow over warm airbe lifted up by more dense warm airbe denser and flow under warm air30s
- Q3Hurricanes typically form.... (24)dry land masseswarm ocean waterscold ocean watertropical rain forests30s
- Q4The eye of a hurricane.... (25)has the highest winds in the stormhas dense cloudsis calmproduces storm surge30s
- Q5The "dome" of water that sweeps onto the land where a hurricane strikes the land is called a(n) ..... (26)jet streamstorm surgeeye walleye30s
- Q6The air pressure as a hurricane approaches drops from 1013 mb down to 998 mb in 24 hours, the instrument that measured the change is a(n).... (29)thermometerbarometeranemometerpsychrometer30s
- Q7Conditions necessary for the formation of hurricanes and tornadoes include.... (31)air masses combining to create a high pressure areaAir moving in to the center of the storm then rising upair/wind moving downward then away from the centercold rain falling to the ground30s
- Q8A seabreeze comes FROM the sea and blows onto the land during the.... (7)fallspringNightDay30s
- Q9A landbreeze blows from the land out to sea and occurs during the... (7)DayEquinoxNightSolstice30s
- Q10Land breezes occur because.... (12)Land cools faster than waterLand cools slower than waterLand heats up faster than waterLand heats up slower than water30s