Weather County Wide Test

Explain why hurricanes only form over ocean waters rather than land or smaller bodies of water.

• Hurricanes can form anywhere

• Hurricanes need large bodies of warm water to form

• Hurricanes need large bodies of cold water to form

Where do most hurricanes form?

• In polar regions

• In the ocean near the equator

• Over land

What part of the water cycle affects the development of hurricanes?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

Hurricanes tend to lose strength when_________

• it moves over cool water

• it moves over land

• It gets near the equator

• it moves over land or cool water

In which layer do virtually all weather phenomena take place?

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

At the start of a hurricane, strong winds blew over the ocean causing more water to evaporate. How did this effect the hurricane?

• The hurricane lost heat

• The hurricane became stronger

• The hurricane became weaker

• The hurricane lost pressure

Which is most likely to cause a hurricane?

• A distant tidal wave

• A deep underwater earthquake

• Cold evaporating water from the ocean

• Warm evaporated water from the ocean

Where is the greatest amount of atmospheric pressure?

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

What two gases are most abundant in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen and Nitrogen

• Argon and Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen

• Nitrogen and Argon

The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that is touching

• Convection Currents

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation