Hurricanes Review

Many tourists come to the Caribbean islands for their

• ancient historical sites.

• lively cities.

• peaceful deserts.

• sunny beaches.

What causes the prevailing winds to move in a curving pattern?

• the Coriolis effect

• . El Niño

• convection

• Earth's rotation

What is the correct order in which a hurricane forms?

• thunderstorm, tropical storm, tropical disturbance, hurricane

• tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm, hurricane

• tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane

• tropical storm, tropical depression, thunderstorm, hurricane

What does a hurricane warning mean?

• Conditions are favorable for a hurricane, but no hurricane has been spotted.

• A hurricane will make landfall within 2 hours.

• A hurricane will make landfall within 24 hours.

• A hurricane may hit land within 36 hours.

What causes a hurricane to lose its strength?

• when ocean temperatures rise

• when land temperatures decline

• when they rotate so fast they break up

• when they encounter land

The calm center of the hurricane is called the

• axis.

• Eye Wall

• Orbit

• Eye

What does the Saffir-Simpson scale rate?

• the predicted death toll of a hurricane

• the potential of a hurricane to cause damage

• the number of deadly thunderstorms contained within a hurricane

• the actual amount of damage caused by a hurricane

The scientific study of climate and weather patterns is

• aerodynamics.

• atmospheric chemistry.

• geology.

• meteorology.

Hurricanes may grow in both size and power as long as they

• stay over warm water.

• move over cool currents of water.

• remain stationery.

• travel along the coast of Africa.

The most destructive feature of a hurricane is

• the storm surge.

• the high winds.

• the atmospheric pressure.

• the complete lack of sunlight