Hurricanes and Tornadoes ESC Chapter 19

What is the main cause of injuries during tornadoes?

• Heavy rainfall

• Flying debris

• Intense convective activity

• Strong winds

What is the part of a hurricane that experiences the heaviest rainfall and greatest wind speeds?

• Wall of cumulonimbus clouds

• Eye wall

• Eye

• Rotary cyclonic circulation

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What is the scale used to measure the damage caused by tornadoes?

• Richter scale

• Beaufort scale

• Saffir-Simpson scale

• Enhanced Fujita intensity scale

What is the main reason why tornadoes are difficult to forecast?

• Rapid formation process

• Unpredictable wind patterns

• Lack of advanced technology

• Their small size

What is the name given to hurricanes in the western Pacific?

• Monsoons

• Tornadoes

• Cyclones

• Typhoons

What is the source region of an air mass?

• The area where an air mass dissipates

• The area where an air mass acquires its properties

• The area where an air mass loses its properties

• The area where an air mass forms clouds

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Which type of air mass is cold and forms over land?

• Continental polar (cP)

• Maritime polar (mP)

• Maritime tropical (mT)

• Continental tropical (cT)

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Which air mass brings precipitation to the eastern United States?

• Continental polar (cP)

• Continental tropical (cT)

• Maritime polar (mP)

• Maritime tropical (mT)

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What type of front is shown on a map by a red line with semicircles?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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What is the cause of wind?

• Rotation of the Sun

• Uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the Sun

• Friction with the ocean

• Movement of tectonic plates

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